Abel Stearns
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Abel Stearns was an American trader who came to the Pueblo de Los Angeles, Alta California in 1829 and became a major landowner and cattle rancher and one of the area's wealthiest citizens.
Stearns c. 1840–1860
Stearns's ranchos, 1875
Juan Bandini
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Juan Lorenzo Bruno Bandini was a Peruvian-born Californio public figure, politician, and ranchero. He is best known for his role in the development of San Diego in the mid-19th century.
Abel Stearns
…1927. Stearns was nicknamed "Cara de Caballo" (Horse Face), because of his long-jawed countenance. In 1841, he married Arcadia Bandini of the wealthy Bandini family. They lived and entertained at their Los Angeles home, the historic Don Abel Stearns House. Stearns died on August 23, 1871, at age 72 in the Grand…
Juan Bandini portrait
The Casa de Bandini, now the Cosmopolitan Hotel in San Diego
His home on Mason and Calhoun Streets, San Diego.