Luis Antonio Argüello was the first Californio governor of Alta California, and the first to take office under Mexican rule. He was the only governor to serve under the First Mexican Empire and also s
Portrait of Luis Antonio Argüello held by the Huntington Library in San Marino, California
Grave of Luís Antonio Argüello at Mission San Francisco de Asís (Mission Dolores) cemetery, San Francisco.
Stylized portrayal of the original Mission San Francisco Solano
Rancho de las Pulgas was a 35,240-acre 1795 Spanish land grant in present-day San Mateo County, California, to José Darío Argüello. The literal translation is "Ranch of the Fleas," named after the exc
Diseños of land grant
Northern portion of rancho plat of 1856
Southern portion of rancho plat of 1856