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The Sepúlveda family is a prominent Californio family of Southern California. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Members of the family held extensive rancho grants and numerous important positions, including Alcalde de Los Ángeles ( Mayor of Los Angeles ), California State Assemblymen , and Los Angeles County Supervisor .
Juan Capistrano Sepulveda (1814–1898) was an early California politician and pioneer in Los Angeles. He was a member of the prominent Sepúlveda family of California . Juan Capistrano Sepulveda was a son of Jose Dolores Sepulveda (1793 - 1824) .
The Spanish Crown granted the 75,000 acres (300 km 2) of land to soldier Juan José Domínguez in 1784, with his descendants validating their legal claim with the Mexican government at 48,000 acres (190 km 2) in 1828, and later maintaining their legal claim through a United States patent validating 43,119 acres (174.50 km 2) in 1858.
Juan Dolores Sepúlveda died in an Indian revolt. His heirs were children and Manuel Gutiérrez assumed control of operations in their behalf. Doña Sepúlveda, the widow, married Antonio Machado and the family stayed on the Rancho. In 1825 Cristóbal Domínguez died and Manuel Domínguez moved onto the Rancho with his brothers Nasario and Pedro.
Sepúlveda's eldest son, Juan José Sepúlveda (1764–1808), and his fifth son, Francisco Sepúlveda °(1775–1853), became progenitors of two distinguished branches of the family. Sepulveda Boulevard , the longest street in the City and County of Los Angeles , is named for the Sepúlveda family.
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Juan María Sepúlveda (1828 in Los Angeles – 1868 in Los Angeles) [1] was the owner of a ranch in the South Bay area in 1858, located on Santa Monica Bay in Los Angeles County, California. The area, originally part of the Spanish land grant of Rancho Boca de Santa Monica , later became known as the Huntington Palisades. [ 2 ]
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda (1490 – 17 November 1573) was a Spanish humanist, philosopher, and theologian of the Spanish Renaissance. He is mainly known for his participation in a famous debate with Bartolomé de las Casas in Valladolid , Spain , in 1550–1551.