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The Guerra family is a prominent Californio family of Southern California. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Members of the family held extensive rancho grants and numerous important positions, including numerous mayors of Santa Barbara , California Senators , a Lieutenant Governor of California , and a signer of the California Constitution .
William Edward Petty Hartnell (April 24, 1798 – February 2, 1854), later known by his Spanish name Don Guillermo Arnel, was a merchant, schoolmaster, and government official in California. He arrived in California in 1822 as a trader, where he married into the prominent Guerra family of California and became a Mexican
María de las Angustias de la Guerra, known simply as Angustias de la Guerra, (June 11, 1815 – June 21, 1890) was Californio historian and socialite. A member of the prominent Guerra family of California, she played an important role in defending women's property rights in the California Constitution while it was being drafted during the Monterey Constitutional Convention of 1849. [1]
The Casa de la Guerra was the residence of the fifth commandant of the Presidio de Santa Barbara, José de la Guerra y Noriega, founder of the Guerra family of California (a prominent Californio family) from 1828 until his death in 1858. Descendants of José lived in the home until 1943.
Guerra family of California; P. Pico family of California; S. Sepúlveda family of California This page was last edited on 4 November 2024, at 06:35 (UTC). Text is ...
The mystery over why the family from Washington state perished in March last year on a scenic cliffside highway, about 180 miles (290 kms) north of San Francisco, garnered national attention. A 14 ...
José Antonio de la Guerra y Noriega (March 6, 1779 – February 18, 1858) was a Californio military officer, ranchero, and founder of the prominent Guerra family of California. He served as the Commandant of the Presidio of Santa Barbara and the Presidio of San Diego.
A man found dead in a ravine 35 years ago has been identified, and investigators are now searching for the man’s family, California officials say. In March 1989, ...