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64-722: In the mid-1830s, lands were promised by General Mariano Vallejo to the San Rafael Indians, whose land had been co-opted by the Mission San Rafael . When asked what land they wanted, the Coast Miwok chiefs chose 80,000 acres (324 km) ranging from Nicasio Valley to the area surrounding Tomales . The land was granted by Mexican Governor José Figueroa to the Coast Miwok of Marin County in 1835, but

128-521: A bench," sculpted by Jim Callahan, was unveiled at Sonoma Plaza in June 2017, with a plaque describing in English and Spanish the many roles Vallejo played as a Spanish, Mexican, and American leader. Actor George J. Lewis was cast as General Vallejo in the 1956 episode "The Bear Flag," on the syndicated television anthology series Death Valley Days , hosted by Stanley Andrews . The segment focused on

192-455: A captain who served under Hernan Cortés and an admiral, Alonso Vallejo, said to be the commander of the ship which brought Columbus back to Spain as a prisoner in 1500. However, these ancestors were probably only a family mythology. Ignacio himself had been a well considered sergeant ( sargento distinguido ) at the Presidio of Monterey , who eventually served as Alcalde of San José . As

256-614: A group of soldiers against the Miwoks , under chief Estanislao . After a three-day battle, Vallejo's troops forced the Miwok to flee to Mission San José , seeking refuge with the padres. In 1831 Vallejo participated in the "emergency installation" of Pío Pico as acting Governor. Vallejo became the Commander of the Presidio of San Francisco in 1833, oversaw the secularization of Mission San Francisco Solano . Mission San Francisco Solano

320-465: A letter to Anastasio Bustamante , the President of Mexico, asking permission to marry Carrillo. In the letter, Vallejo confirmed that their parents gave permission for the couple to be married. It took two years for Bustamante to approve the couple's request. On March 6, 1832, Carrillo and Vallejo were married at the Presidio of San Diego . José María de Echeandía attended the wedding. Echeandía gave

384-755: A lieutenant in the United States Engineers, accompanied by his friend, Lt. William Tecumseh Sherman . Halleck was a partner in the San Francisco law firm Halleck, Peachy & Billings, and in the Civil War was promoted by President Abraham Lincoln to general-in-chief of the armies of the United States. Halleck hunted and fished at Rancho Nicasio, and built a house on the creek near Nicasio, now called Halleck Creek. In 1850, Cooper sold his 16,293 acres (65.9 km) undivided share of

448-572: A permanent return to Sacramento. Vallejo, the city that was named after the General, was once home of the Coast Miwok as well as Suisunes and other Patwin Native American tribes. There are three confirmed Native American sites located in the rock outcrops in the hills above Blue Rock Springs Park. The California Archaeological Inventory has indicated that the three Indian sites are located on Sulphur Springs Mountain. General Vallejo

512-618: A supporter of women's rights . Historian Alan Rosenus described her as "a proud, somewhat conventional woman, conscious of her social standing." Carrillo was very religious and a believer in Catholic dogma . She was also sarcastic and very emotional, often writing blunt, sensitive, and emotive letters to Vallejo when he was not in Sonoma. Carrillo liked luxury goods . She wore dresses and accessories made with expensive silks and velvet that were imported from France. When her daughter, Adela,

576-424: A teenager, Mariano, his nephew Juan Bautista Alvarado (1809–1882), and José Castro (1808–1860) received special instruction from Governor Pablo Vicente de Solá . The boys received government documents and newspapers from Mexico City, as well as access to the governor's personal library. Vallejo then worked as a clerk for English merchant William Hartnell , who taught Vallejo English, French, and Latin . Vallejo

640-414: A toast at the reception, during which he said of Carrillo: "I have known his young wife since she was eight years old, and I have had repeated occasions to admire her fine manners." By February 1833, Vallejo was named Commander of the Presidio of San Francisco . During this time, Carrillo, pregnant with the couple's first child, journeyed 800 miles from San Diego to San Francisco to reside with Vallejo in

704-543: A total of 16 children with Vallejo - 6 of whom died at birth or in childhood. The family lived in Casa Grande, a three-story home on the new Sonoma Plaza . The household was maintained by over twenty Native American servants , including one serving each of the children and two serving Carrillo. The Vallejo's also maintained a second home in neighboring Petaluma , the Rancho Petaluma Adobe . Carrillo

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768-619: Is in the history books as a person who "fought for the rights of the Native Americans", but also one who would "go out on raids into Indian territory to bring back new workers". Although the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo formally protected the legal rights of Mexicans now part of the United States, a long legal challenge to Vallejo's land title cost him thousands of dollars in legal fees and finally deprived him of almost all his land and farm animals. Most Californios could not afford

832-519: The 1st Battalion of Native Cavalry, California Volunteers , and he served as far east as Arizona, but did not have a battlefield role in the Civil War . He resigned in 1865 after the war and returned to his ranch in Napa. Encarnacion Vallejo (1809–1902), the General's sister, married John B.R. Cooper , who was the grantee of Rancho Nicasio and other properties. María Paula Rosalia Vallejo (1811–1889),

896-627: The Presidio of Sonoma to counter the Russian presence at Fort Ross . Vallejo transferred most of the soldiers from San Francisco to Sonoma, and began construction of his two-story Casa Grande adobe on the town plaza. He formed an alliance with Sem-Yeto, also known as Chief Solano of the Suisunes tribe, providing Vallejo with over a thousand Suisunes allies during his conflicts with other tribes. Governor Figueroa died in September 1835, and

960-687: The U.S. Navy submarine USS  Mariano G. Vallejo  (SSBN-658) were named in his honor. Vallejo's Rancho Petaluma Adobe is now preserved in the Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park as a National Historic Landmark . His home in Sonoma, California , where he and his wife lived for more than 35 years, now serves as a museum and cultural center as part of the Sonoma State Historic Park . A "life-size bronze likeness of" General Vallejo "sitting on

1024-646: The cession of California to the United States following the Mexican-American War , the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho Nicasio was filed with the Public Land Commission in 1852, and the grant patented to Black, Buckelew, Halleck, and Reynolds and Frink in 1870. A separate claim was filed by Juan Bautista Alvarado in 1853, but

1088-598: The "Free State of Alta California", while Alvarado was named Governor. The Federal Government in Mexico City would later endorse Vallejo and Alvarado's actions and confirm their new positions. In 1840, Isaac Graham allegedly began agitating for a Texas-style revolution in California, in March issuing a notice for a planned horse race that was loosely construed into being a plot for revolt. Alvarado notified Vallejo of

1152-633: The 'Bear Flag,' they thought that they were dealing with robbers and took the steps they thought most effective for the protection of their lives and property. Vallejo, his French secretary Victor Prudon, his brother Salvador Vallejo , and their brother-in-law Jacob P. Leese were taken as prisoners to John C. Frémont 's camp in the Central Valley . Vallejo was confident that the insurgents were acting under Fremont's orders and had no reason to doubt that as soon as he met Fremont (whom he regarded as his friend), he and his companions would be released, so

1216-587: The Bears "disconsolate." She lamented that if the United States Navy would have arrived sooner - in mid-June - the unnecessary deaths of numerous people, including Cowie and Fowler, would have never happened. In May 1847, Vallejo gave Semple and Thomas O. Larkin a five square mile land tract, which would become Benicia, California . Vallejo wanted to name the new city "Francisca." However, after Yerba Buena changed its name to San Francisco, they named

1280-640: The Chapel of the Presidio of San Diego . Francisca, born August 23, 1815, in San Diego, was one of twelve children of Joaquin Carrillo and María Ygnacia López . The Carrillo family of California was one of the leading families in San Diego. When Vallejo settled in Sonoma, his widowed mother-in-law, María Ygnacia López de Carrillo, was granted the nearby Rancho Cabeza de Santa Rosa in what is now Santa Rosa, California , and settled there with her children. By

1344-501: The General's sister, married Jacob P. Leese grantee of Rancho Huichica and other properties. José de Jesús Vallejo (1798–1882), the General's elder brother, was the grantee of Rancho Arroyo de la Alameda . María Isidora Vallejo (1792–1830), the General's sister, married Mariano de Jesús Soberanes. Their daughter María Ygnacia Soberanes married Dr. Edward Turner Bale grantee of Rancho Carne Humana . On March 6, 1832, Mariano Vallejo married Francisca Benicia Carrillo (1815–1891) in

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1408-574: The General's younger brother, received his commission in the Mexican army in 1835, and was appointed Captain of militia at Sonoma in 1836. In 1838 he was grantee of Rancho Napa ; in 1839 of Salvador's Ranch, and in 1844 he and his brother Antonio Juan Vallejo (1816–1857) were grantees of Rancho Lupyomi . Salvador Vallejo also claimed Rancho Yajome . In 1863 he was commissioned a Major in the Union Army by Governor Stanford . Major Vallejo organized

1472-507: The Mexican authorities and Governor Alvarado (who feared his uncle was plotting to overthrow him), John Sutter purchased the fort. This economic and military setback confirmed Vallejo's belief that it would be better if California was no longer ruled from Mexico City . Although both France and the United Kingdom expressed interest in acquiring Alta California, Vallejo believed the best hope for economic and cultural development lay with

1536-470: The Miwok claim was rejected by the Public Land Commission in 1855. In 1844, Governor Manuel Micheltorena granted the 56,621-acre (229.14 km) Rancho Nicasio to Pablo de la Guerra and John B.R. Cooper . By 1849, there were three owners — Pablo de la Guerra, Cooper, and Jasper O’Farrell . In 1850 Pablo de la Guerra sold his 30,848 acres (124.8 km) undivided share of the ranch to Henry Wager Halleck . Halleck had arrived in California in 1847 as

1600-533: The Presidio headquarters. She was accompanied by Vallejo's brother, Salvador Vallejo , and an escort of 20 soldiers. The trip took four weeks. Salvador would go on to marry Carrillo's sister, Maria de la Luz Carillo. Andronico Vallejo was born on March 4, 1833. He died in September and was buried at Mission San Francisco de Asis . The couple would have a second child on April 28, 1834, also named Andronico. On May 1, 1834, Governor José Figueroa assigned Vallejo

1664-407: The Presidio, Governor Gutiérrez surrendered on November 5, 1836. On November 7, Alvarado wrote to his uncle Mariano, informing Vallejo he had claimed to be acting under Vallejo's orders and asking him to come to Monterey to take part in the government. Vallejo came to Monterey as a hero, and on November 29, the diputación promoted Vallejo from alférez to colonel and named him Comandante General of

1728-441: The United States. In November 1841, Vallejo was meeting with José Castro at Mission San José when he was informed of the arrival in California of an immigrant party led by John Bidwell and John Bartleson. Half of the group was staying with Dr. John Marsh north of Mount Diablo , while the rest had continued on to San José . They were arrested before reaching the pueblo for illegally entering Mexico and brought to Vallejo at

1792-517: The Vallejo's wealth diminished, in the 1860s they began growing and selling figs, apples and grapes, and raising chickens for eggs. Carrillo oversaw the distribution of produce and eggs to San Francisco and throughout Sonoma, selling at bakeries, restaurants and hotels. Carrillo, who used to have a large household of servants, also oversaw Lachryma Montis with little help. She managed the cleaning, gardening and other necessities, with two cooks operating

1856-555: The city "Benicia" to avoid confusion. After the naming, Carrillo was called Doña Benicia by Benicia residents. The Vallejo's built Lachryma Montis in 1850, blocks from the Sonoma Plaza. The home would serve as the couple's final home until their deaths. It was at Lachryma Montis where Carrillo threw grand parties, including entertaining David Glasgow Farragut , William T. Sherman , Ulysses S. Grant and Edwin Bryant . As

1920-605: The conflict between newly arrived Americans and the old Spanish families of California. Robert Tafur played Don Miguel Ruiz, and Don C. Harvey was cast as Ezekiel "Stuttering Zeke" Merritt, who proceeds with plans for the Bear Flag Revolt . Vallejo, and the city of Sonoma, are the subjects of the opera The Dreamers by David Conte and Philip Littell . Martha Brown (1854–1917) Married: 1891 Kate Leigh Stokes (died 1911) Francisca Benicia Carrillo Doña Francisca Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo (1815-1891)

1984-536: The early morning of June 14, 1846, Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo was taken prisoner by a ragtag band of Americans, led by William B. Ide , who had decided to emulate the Texans by revolting against California's Mexican government. They later made and raised an improvised flag featuring a grizzly bear that some viewers mistook for a pig. Instead of resisting, Vallejo, who favored the American takeover of California, invited

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2048-437: The fort. After agreeing to remain neutral during the remainder of the war with Mexico, Mariano was released on August 2, 1846, after "John Murphy had arrived at Sutter's Fort with Stockton's new orders on August 1," and arrived at Casa Grande a day or two later, weighing only 96 pounds. Salvador Vallejo and Jacob P. Leese were released about a week later. By the time of his release, Mariano was still uncertain about his stance in

2112-485: The immigrants detained in the mission and to give Marsh passports for those camped on his rancho. In 1842, the Federal Government replaced Vallejo and his nephew Alvarado with Manuel Micheltorena as both civil and military Governor of Alta California. Micheltorena arrived with the batallón fijo , a force of 300 pardoned criminals, who out of desperation at not being paid began to loot the population. In

2176-480: The kitchen. Carrillo and Vallejo's relationship was strained during this time due to finances and Vallejo's extended time away from Sonoma, often spent in Watsonville, California where he was involved with his nephew's rancho, Rancho Bolsa de San Cayetano . When he returned to Sonoma in 1869, his brother, Salvador Vallejo , moved in with the family at Lachryma Montis. This caused additional strain, as Carrillo

2240-593: The legal expenses to claim their lands, which were thus lost to wealthy Americans and the flood of immigrants, beginning with the Gold Rush , which left the Californios outnumbered and unable to protect their political power. At some time prior to 1869, Vallejo gave the Mexican land grant Rancho Suscol to his daughter, Epifania Guadalupe Vallejo, April 3, 1851, as a wedding present, when she married General John B. Frisbie . Jose Manuel Salvador Vallejo (1813–1876),

2304-690: The mission church later was torn down. In need of a church for the town he made, in 1840 Vallejo had a small chapel built where the original parish church was. He founded the town of Sonoma , and was granted Rancho Petaluma by Governor José Figueroa in 1834. In 1835 he was appointed Comandante of the Fourth Military District and Director of Colonization of the Northern Frontier, the highest military command in Northern California . Vallejo began construction of

2368-487: The mission. Vallejo's orders from Mexico City were clear. Americans entering Mexico without valid passports were to be sent back to the United States. However, after the Graham affair, Vallejo was reluctant to deport another group of Americans , especially those with skills useful for colonizing the northern frontier. These reasons, coupled with his disillusionment with the Mexican government , led Vallejo to grant passports to

2432-541: The nearby city of Benicia is named after his wife (née Francisca Benicia Carrillo ). Mariano Vallejo was born in Monterey, California , the eighth of thirteen children and third son of Ignacio Vicente Ferrer Vallejo (1748–1832) and María Antonia Lugo (1776–1855). There is controversy over Vallejo's exact date of birth. According to Vallejo, and his family bible, he was born on 7 July 1807. His baptismal certificate, however, signed by Fr. Baltasar Carnicer states that he

2496-484: The prospect of being sent to Sutter's Fort did not worry him much. However, Frémont ordered they be kept prisoners in Sutter's Fort . Conditions for the prisoners were good, until Frémont discovered they were well fed and allowed to walk around the fort several times a day. He replaced the jailer, instructing the replacement to treat them "no better than any other prisoner". Mariano contracted malaria while being held at

2560-617: The raising of the American flag, writing a letter to Vallejo, who remained imprisoned at Sutter's Fort . In the letter, she wrote that there were "great celebrations" and that she was "cheering heartily" and waving handkerchiefs. Carrillo celebrated at Casa Grande, hosting American servicemen. She also maintained a watchful eye over the new American flag, to ensure it remained in place. A soldier, who visited Casa Grande to celebrate, called Carrillo "very fat" and "having evidence of much beauty. She seems to be femininely passive and voluptuous, contented and happy." In Sonoma, Carrillo's closest friend

2624-466: The ranch to Benjamin Rush Buckelew. Besides Cooper’s share of Rancho Nicasio, Buckelew also purchased Cooper’s Rancho Punta de Quentin and John Reed’s Rancho Corte Madera del Presidio . In 1851, O’Farrell sold his 9,479 acres (38.4 km) share to James Black, the grantee of Rancho Cañada de Jonive . In 1852 Buckelew sold 7,598 acres (30.7 km) to William Reynolds and Daniel Frink. With

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2688-560: The rancho of Santa Rosa, California ). The weapons included pistols, gun powder, flintlocks and sabers. They were delivered by an Indian servant named Gervasio. Ramón denied having anything to do with the death of the Americans and gave a sworn affidavit saying Padilla directed the killing of the men. The U.S. Navy removed the Bear Flag on July 9, raising the twenty-seven star flag of the United States in its place. Carrillo celebrated

2752-533: The rebels inside his quarters in the Casa Grande for a meal and drinks. The Americans proceeded to get drunk while negotiating with Vallejo a letter of capitulation that guaranteed that neither Vallejo nor his family would be taken prisoner, which he unopposedly signed. However, when the agreement was presented to those outside they refused to endorse it. Rather than releasing the Mexican officers under parole they insisted they be held as hostages. Although Vallejo

2816-638: The remaining prisoners and began a court martial against Castro. Also assisting in the release of those caught up in the Graham Affair was American traveler Thomas J. Farnham . In 1841, Graham and 18 of his associates returned to Monterey, with new passports issued by the Mexican Federal Government. Also in 1841, the Russians at Fort Ross offered to sell the post to Vallejo. After several months of negotiations and delays by

2880-592: The situation, and in April the Californian military began arresting American and English immigrants, eventually detaining about 100 in the Presidio of Monterey. At the time, there were fewer than 400 foreigners from all nations in the department. Vallejo returned to Monterey and ordered Castro to take 47 of the prisoners to San Blas by ship, to be deported to their home countries. Under pressure from British and American diplomats, President Anastasio Bustamante released

2944-591: The sons of the Great Republic, whose enterprising spirit had filled us with admiration. Ill-advisedly, however, as some say, or dominated by a desire to rule without let or hindrance, as others say, they placed themselves under the shelter of a flag that pictured a bear, an animal that we took as the emblem of rapine and force. This mistake was the cause of all the trouble, for when the Californians saw parties of men running over their plains and forests under

3008-538: The state's Constitutional Convention , he was elected as a member of the first session of the State Senate in 1850. In 1843, he had been deeded title to Rancho Suscol . In 1850, he offered to donate 156 acres (0.6 km ) of that land to the new state government on which to build a capitol away from its cramped quarters in San Jose and also offered to pay for a considerable amount of the construction. The offer

3072-523: The task of establishing a fort in the area, north of San Francisco, that would eventually become Sonoma County . Vallejo went to Mission San Francisco Solano to create the fort, founding Sonoma, California . Carrillo remained in San Francisco, with her son, until the summer of 1835, when they moved to Sonoma. Carrillo had a third child with Vallejo shortly after arriving in Sonoma: a girl named Epifania Gertrudis, born on August 4, 1835. Carrillo would have

3136-497: The time of his death on January 18, 1890, Vallejo led a modest lifestyle on the last vestige of his once vast landholdings at his Lachryma Montis home in Sonoma, California . A few days after the first anniversary of her husband's death, Francisca Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo died on January 30, 1891. He is interred at the Mountain Cemetery in Sonoma . The city of Vallejo, California , founded by his son-in-law, and

3200-498: The war. Because of his belief that California would thrive better with the United States, and that at this time, the Americans were in complete control of the northern area of California, he eventually sided with them. At his home, he showed his allegiance by burning his Mexican uniform in a dignified manner . Once the United States defeated Mexico in the war, Vallejo proved his allegiance to his new country by persuading wealthy Californios to accept American rule. An influential member of

3264-452: Was Rosalía Leese, the sister of Vallejo and wife of Jacob Leese. Despite the removal of the Bear Flag and the end of the rebellion, Bear Flag rebels remained in Sonoma. Both Carrillo and Leese resented the fact that certain Bears, including William Ide and Robert B. Semple , continued to spend time in Sonoma so soon after the Navy quelled the takeover. In her letter to Vallejo, Carrillo calls

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3328-529: 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 the transition of Alta California from a territory of Mexico to the U.S. state of California . He served in the first session of the California State Senate . The city of Vallejo, California , is named after him, and

3392-552: Was a Californio pioneer. A member of the Carrillo family of California , Carrillo was the wife of Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo . Carrillo was an early settler of Sonoma, California , the town founded by her husband. She survived the Bear Flag Rebellion and went on to oversee the Vallejo estate, Lachryma Montis , until her death in 1891. The city of Benicia, California is named after her. Francisca Benicia Carrillo

3456-529: Was accepted by the new state legislature and signed into law by Governor John McDougall , convening in Vallejo , as the new city was named, for the first time in 1851. However, construction lagged, and state bureaucrats were confronted with inadequate, leaky buildings and a soggy location. Within three years, the state legislature and newly elected Governor John Bigler had authorized the capital's relocation three more times, to Sacramento , Benicia and finally

3520-672: Was at Casa Grande when the Bear Flag Rebellion happened in 1846, resulting in the capture of Sonoma by American immigrants for 25 days and the imprisonment of Jacob P. Leese and Vallejo. The rebels, nicknamed "Bears", placed the Bear Flag on the Sonoma Plaza, taking over the fledgling town. During the rebellion, Carrillo's brother, Ramón, was accused of joining Juan Nepomuceno Padilla in killing two Bears, Thomas Cowie and George Fowler. Padilla and Ramón went to nearby Rancho Olompali to hide. Carrillo smuggled weapons to Ramón, Padilla, and her mother (who lived just north of Sonoma as owner of

3584-408: Was baptized on 5 July 1807, and born the previous night (4 July 1807). Other sources state a birthdate of 7 July 1808. Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo's parents were at Santa Barbara Mission February 18, 1791. His paternal grandparents were Gerónimo Vallejo and Antonia Gómez, and his maternal grandparents were Francisco Lugo and Juana María Rita Martínez. His father's great grandfather, Pedro Vallejo,

3648-773: Was born on August 23, 1815, in San Diego in Alta California to María Ygnacia López de Carrillo and Joaquin Victor Carrillo. On January 24, 1830, Francisca Carrillo met a young soldier named Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo who arrived in San Diego in the wake of the Solis revolt . She was 15 and he was 23 years old. Vallejo courted Carrillo over the course of two weeks before leaving for Monterey . It would be over two years Carrillo would see Vallejo in person. The two kept in touch with letters. On October 15, Mariano sent

3712-709: Was not fond of Salvador - he was abusive to and regularly cheated on his wife. Vallejo and Carrillo separated in the fall of 1869. Carrillo moved to Vallejo to live with her daughter Fannie. Vallejo stayed at Lachryma Montis. Carrillo returned to live with Vallejo in late 1870. Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo died on January 18, 1890. Carrillo died at Lachryma Montis on January 30, 1891. She is buried, alongside Vallejo, at Sonoma's Mountain Cemetery. Edwin Bryant called Carrillo "a lady of charming personal appearance" who had "the highest degree that natural grace, ease, and warmth of manner." Her sons described her as "level-headed" and

3776-686: Was rejected due to lack of evidence. Black later bought Halleck’s share of Rancho Nicasio. Black also bought Rancho Olompali from Camilo Ynitia , the last Olompali Indian chief, in 1852. Black's daughter, Mary, married Dr. Galen Burdell. Black's wife, Maria Agustina Sais, died in Dr. Burdell's dental chair in 1864. In 1866 Black married Maria Loreto Duarte, Ygnacio Pacheco’s widow. James Black died in 1870. 38°04′48″N 122°42′00″W  /  38.080°N 122.700°W  / 38.080; -122.700 Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo Don Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (July 4, 1807 – January 18, 1890)

3840-470: Was replaced by Nicolás Gutiérrez , who was unpopular with the Californio population, resulting in an uprising headed by Juan Alvarado the next year. Alvarado tried to persuade Vallejo to join the uprising, but he declined to become involved. One hundred-seventy Californios led by José Castro and fifty Americans led by Isaac Graham marched on Monterey. After the rebels fired a single cannon shot into

3904-468: Was said to have served as viceroy of New Spain, although his name does not appear on the list of viceroys . Other documents show his paternal great grandfather to be Jose Inocencio Vallejo y Olvera Gordivar instead. Born 1656 in Tapatitlan de Morelos and died in 1770, father of Juan Lucas Vallejo de Cornejo y Ramirez (1688-1713), father of Geronimo Vallejo. Earlier Vallejo ancestors were said to include

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3968-429: Was serving as the personal secretary to the new Governor of California, Luis Argüello , when news of Mexico's independence reached Monterey. Argüello enrolled Vallejo as a cadet in the Presidio company in 1824. After being promoted to corporal , Argüello appointed Vallejo to the diputación , the territorial legislature . He was promoted to alférez (equal to a modern army second lieutenant), and in 1829, Vallejo led

4032-410: Was sympathetic to the advent of American rule, he deemed the perpetrators of the Bear Flag Revolt to be mere lowlife rabble. As he wrote in his five-volume history, if the men who hoisted the ' Bear Flag ' had raised the flag that Washington sanctified by his abnegation and patriotism, there would have been no war on the Sonoma frontier, for all our minds were prepared to give a brotherly embrace to

4096-511: Was taken over by General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. At first he gave some of the land to the native mission workers as ordered. But later he transferred all the land and building to own Rancho Petaluma Adobe of 44,000 acres in the Petaluma Valley. Vallejo laid out the town of Sonoma in 1835. He had a large plaza made in front of the old mission chapel. But then he took tiles from the church roof and put them on his own house. In poor shape

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