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28-466: The Zamorano Club was founded in 1928 and named for Agustín Vicente Zamorano , the first printer in California. A series of committees of Club members, including former American Smelting and Refining Company executive Henry Raup Wagner and bibliographer Robert Cowan, assembled a list of a hundred books, eventually whittled down to eighty. During this process, Cowan died, and his Bibliography of

56-472: A coup led by Californios Juan Bautista Alvarado and José Castro eventually resulted in Alvarado becoming governor. That conflict ended in 1838, when the central government of Mexico recognized Alvarado as California Governor. The territorial diputación (legislature) approved the appointment. Another disputed governorship occurred in 1844, settled when another Californio, Pio Pico, became

84-711: A military administration led by the Governor of the Californias. In 1804, the Californias were officially divided into two administrations: Alta California, based in Monterey , and Baja California, based in Loreto . From 1769 to 1804, the Californias were governed as one administrative unit within the Spanish Empire . Following 1804, Alta California and Baja California each had their own administration. Following

112-627: A noted double wedding in San Diego . Their children were Dolores, Luis, Gonzalo, Guadalupe, Josefa, Agustín, and Eulalia. Zamorano became allied with a faction in northern California, participating in the 1831 Mexican Revolution , heading a group of rebels in Monterey , as Captain of the Monterey Company. The troops included a number of foreign residents, chiefly from the United States. Governor Manuel Victoria decision to stop

140-484: A print shop in Monterey in the summer of 1834. As secretary to the Mexican Governor, he printed early proclamations of Mexican governors. The first items he issued were a sixteen-page Reglamento (1834) and about a half-dozen broadsides and sheets. Zamorano published the first books in California. The first book he printed was Manifiesto a la Republica Mejicana in 1835. The Manifesto granted amnesty to

168-473: Is the well-known singer Linda Ronstadt . List of pre-statehood governors of California Below is a list of the governors of early California (1769–1850), before its admission as the 31st U.S. state . First explored by Gaspar de Portolá , with colonies established at San Diego and Monterey, California was a remote, sparsely-settled Spanish province of New Spain . In 1822, following Mexican independence , California became part of Mexico. In 1836,

196-722: The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley and the Huntington Library in San Marino, California , possess all but one of the volumes. The rarest book on the list is number 64, the dime novel The Life and Adventures of Joaquín Murieta by John Rollin Ridge writing as "Yellow Bird". Only two first-edition copies are known to exist, each used twice to complete the list. It may be on

224-655: The Pacific Squadron and California Battalion established U.S. military rule in California, beginning in 1846. Military governors ruled California until 1849, when efforts led by Bennet C. Riley led to the creation of the Constitution of California at the Constitutional Convention of Monterey and the establishment of civilian rule with the election of Peter Hardeman Burnett as the first governor of California . Soon after, California

252-573: The History of California and the Pacific West was added to the list as a tribute. The list contains significant works by a number of well-known authors like Mark Twain , John Muir , Bret Harte , and Robert Louis Stevenson , as well as obscure texts concerning geographical exploration and legal matters. Some of the works exist in very few, highly sought after copies, while others were quite common and not particularly valuable, until interest in

280-531: The Mexican government's secularization of the Alta California missions and redistribution of the land holdings as land grant ranchos because he believed the government should stand by the original commitment to hold that land in trust for Mission Indians. Victoria faced strong opposition from residents, particularly foreigners from the United States and Europe who wanted to acquire large landholdings. He

308-719: The U.S. frigate Congress and former editor of the Philadelphia North American , started the Monterey Californian . Capt. Zamorano was the last appointed Commandant of the Presidio of San Diego during 1835–1840, but never assumed command. He was in San Diego in that period only during 1837–1838. Agustín Zamorano left Alta California in 1838 for Mexico. He later returned to San Diego in 1842, where he died that year. The Zamorano Club

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336-426: The appointments of unpopular governors Gutiérrez and Chico , Juan Bautista Alvarado successfully led a popular uprising of Californios in 1836 which deposed Gutiérrez, proclaimed the independence of Alta California from Mexico, and named Alvarado as its president. Alvarado maintained effective control over California until he entered into negotiations with the Mexican central government in 1837, which resulted in

364-551: The case of numbers 14, 35, and 62) and were not intended to be any sort of ranking of literary or financial value. Agust%C3%ADn Vicente Zamorano Agustín Vicente Zamorano (1798–1842), was a printer , soldier , and provisional Comandante General in the north of Alta California . Agustín Zamorano was born in Spanish Florida to Spanish parents within the Spanish colonial Viceroyalty of New Spain . He entered

392-409: The disbandment of Alta Californian independence in favor of greater autonomy from the Mexican government and recognition of Alvarado as Governor of Alta California. While Juan Bautista Alvarado maintained effective control as President of Alta California from 1836 to 1837, the Mexican central government appointed noted Californio statesman Carlos Antonio Carrillo as Governor of California to lead

420-462: The division of the Californias in 1804, Alta California came to have its own administration. José Joaquín de Arrillaga , who had served as Governor of the Californias until 1804 subsequently served as the first governor of Alta California. Following the Mexican War of Independence from the Spanish, both of the Californias became part of the newly independent Mexico in 1822. Mexican rule

448-527: The last Governor of Mexican California. In 1846, the " Bear Flag Revolt " in Sonoma declared California an independent republic—the "Bear Flag Republic". No government was formed, however, and the revolt did not have time to spread very far because California came under U.S. military occupation at the outset of the Mexican–American War less than a month later. California was ceded to the U.S. in 1848, and

476-498: The list caused their prices to rise. Book dealers often refer to items for sale using their "Zamorano number" or have special sections dedicated to items on the list. Thomas Streeter was the first collector to assemble a complete collection of first editions of every item on the list. His collection was auctioned between 1966 and 1969. Businessman Frederick William Beinecke was the second. Retired investment counselor Henry H. Clifford completed his collection in 1988 and his collection

504-538: The list only because Wagner owned a copy, which he sold to Streeter. When Streeter's collection was being periodically auctioned, the auction of this copy was moved up over a year so the elderly Beinecke would be able to complete his Zamorano collection. This copy is now in the Beinecke Library with the rest of Beinecke's Zamorano books. Clifford purchased the second copy from a collector in Maine, which in turn

532-553: The nationalist offensive against Alvarado. As Carrillo was unsuccessful, Alvarado and the Mexican central government negotiated an end to the civil war in Alta California, resulting in Alvarado's abandonment of independence in favor of greater autonomy and the governorship, thus reestablishing the continuity of Mexican governance over Alta California. Following the American Conquest of California , forces part of

560-537: The newly independent Mexican army May 1, 1821, as a cadet, where he served in Mexico . He moved north in 1825 to the Mexican territory of Alta California, appointed as Secretary of State to Governor José María Echeandía . He served until 1831. During this period, he would create and print official letterhead , using woodblocks and type , without a printing press . In February 1827 Zamorano married María Luisa Argüello, daughter of Santiago Argüello and his wife, in

588-536: The north, with José María de Echeandía serving at Pueblo de Los Angeles in the south. The federal Mexican government appointed José Figueroa as governor in late 1832; he arrived in January 1833, and Zamorano returned to his former duties as commandant. Zamorano is most noted for being the first person to bring a printing press to California, a wood-frame Ramage press purchased in Boston, Massachusetts . He set up

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616-443: The people of Alta California after the recent rebellion. He offered to provide "equitable prices with gentlemen who may wish to establish any periodical," but nobody took up his offer. In total, he printed eleven broadsides, six books, six miscellaneous works, and numerous letterheads. The first newspaper was not printed until 1840. That year U.S. Commodore Robert F. Stockton found Zamorano's old press and Walter Colton, chaplain of

644-527: Was admitted as the 31st U.S. state on September 9, 1850. Peter Burnett , the last governor of the post-war military territory, became its first state governor after admission. The Spanish Empire established its rule in the Californias in 1769. During this time, the Californias encompassed a massive territorial expanse, including both Alta California (present day U.S. state of California ) and Baja California (present day Mexican states of Baja California and Baja California Sur ), which were governed under

672-558: Was auctioned in 1995. The fourth was architect Daniel Volkmann, who completed his collection in 1994, and it was auctioned in 2003. Many other collectors have pursued this goal, including notorious bibliomane and book thief Stephen Blumberg . Only one institution, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University , possesses a complete collection of the Zamorano 80, donated by Frederick W. Beinecke. Both

700-719: Was forced into exile from California in January 1832. Encheandía remained acting governor until an assembly met in Pueblo de Los Angeles. It chose Pío Pico as governor according to the Plan of San Diego, but officials in Los Angeles refused to recognize him. At that time, Zamorano proceeded to lead a rebellion in northern Alta California, and acted as governor there. Encheadía acted as governor in southern Alta California. During January 31, 1832 – January 15, 1833, Zamorano served as provisional Governor of Alta California at Monterey in

728-526: Was formed in 1928 by a group of California book collectors, printers and librarians in honor of Agustín Zamorano. In 1986, Zamorano Fine Arts Academy, an elementary school in southeastern San Diego, was named in his honor. In 2012, Celeste Montalvo, a descendant of Agustin Vicente Zamorano, created a Facebook page and a group so that 'Descendants of Agustin Vicente Zamorano' could post family pictures and share their history. One of his descendants

756-592: Was interrupted from 1836 to 1838 by the Californio independence movement led by Juan Bautista Alvarado , who was acclaimed President of Alta California. However, Alvarado entered into negotiations with the Mexican government in 1838, which resulted in the disbandment of the Californio independence movement in favor of greater autonomy and the appointment of Alvarado as governor, thus reestablishing Mexican rule in Alta California, which lasted until 1846. Following

784-415: Was purchased by Volkmann at the auction of Clifford's collection. The book has been described with terms like " Holy Grail " and " rara avis " and is highly desired by collectors. Blumberg wanted it so much he and his accomplices planned and researched a potential burglary of Clifford's house when that collector owned the book. The works on the list are numbered in alphabetical order by author (or title, in

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