Pío Pico
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Pío de Jesús Pico IV was a Californio politician, ranchero, and entrepreneur, famous for serving as the last governor of Alta California under Mexican rule from 1845 to 1846. He briefly held the gover
Pico c. 1891–1892
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, where Pico was born
Portrait of Pico held by the California State Library, c. 1847
Pico's 1831 rebellion ended with a battle located at Cahuenga Pass, which is pictured above in 1888.
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
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Don Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo was a Californio general, statesman, and public figure. He was born a subject of Spain, performed his military duties as an officer of the Republic of Mexico, and shaped
Engraving of Vallejo from 1855
General Vallejo with his daughters and granddaughters in 1867
General Vallejo reviewing troops in Sonoma, 1846
General Vallejo's mausoleum, at the cemetery he established in Sonoma