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MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 2023
“My biography is the history of California:” Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo and his Recuerdos
6:00 PM – 7:15 PM Pacific
In-person presentation
5:30 PM Pacific – Reception
6:00 PM Pacific – Program
The Book Club of California | 312 Sutter Street | San Francisco, California 94108
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (1807–90) grew up in Spanish California, became a leading military and political figure in Mexican California, and participated in some of the founding events of U.S. California, such as the Monterey Constitutional Convention and the first legislature. Like many Mexican Californios he lost most of his land to squatter occupation and expensive legal proceedings during the first few decades of American rule.
A generation after the U.S. conquest of California, Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo set out to write the story of the land he knew so well. He aimed to dispel the romantic vision that was beginning to dominate the interpretation of the state’s history before the American conquest. Vallejo sought to correct misrepresentations of California’s past, which dismissed as insignificant the pre–gold rush Spanish and Mexican periods, and conflated them into one “Mission era.” He sought to convince the new rulers of the land in which he ha
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Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
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Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
Early State of California politician (1807–1890)
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
Portrait by I. W. Taberc. 1880–1885
In office
December 27, 1849 – January 6, 1851Preceded by Jonas Spect Succeeded by Martin E. Cooke Born (1807-07-04)July 4, 1807
Monterey, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain
(now California, U.S.)Died January 18, 1890(1890-01-18) (aged 82)
Sonoma, California, U.S.Resting place Mountain Cemetery, Sonoma, California, U.S. Citizenship Spain
Mexico
United StatesSpouse Children 16, including Epifania Relatives Juan Bautista Alvarado (nephew)
José Antonio Romualdo Pacheco, Jr. (nephew)
John B. Frisbie (son-in-law)
Arpad Haraszthy (son-in-law)Occupation Military commander, politician, rancher Known for Namesake of Vallejo, California Allegiance Alta California Rank Colonel Battles/wars DonMariano Guadalupe Vallejo (July 4, 1807 – January 18, 1890) 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 sessio