Juan Bautista Alvarado
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Juan Bautista Valentín Alvarado y Vallejo usually known as Juan Bautista Alvarado, was a Californio politician who served as governor of Alta California from 1837 to 1842. Prior to his term as governo
Governor Alvarado House, a landmark in Monterey, California
The Alvarado Adobe in San Pablo, California
Manuel Micheltorena assumed power from Alvarado in 1842, amid tensions with the United States, but was later defeated by Alvarado at the Battle of Providencia in 1845.
José Castro
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José Antonio Castro was a Californio politician, statesman, and general who served as interim Governor of Alta California and later Governor of Baja California. During the Bear Flag Revolt and the Ame
José Castro House in San Juan Bautista was built 1839–41. The town of San Juan Bautista was briefly known as San Juan de Castro in the 1830s, owing to his family's prominence there.