Guerra family of California

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José de la Guerra y Noriega

The Guerra family is a prominent

California Constitution
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Notable members

Pablo de la Guerra.

José de la Guerra

Presidio of Monterey in 1804, Commandant of the Presidio of San Diego from 1806 to 1807, and most notably as Commandant of the Presidio of Santa Barbara, from 1827 to 1842.[4][5] He married María Antonia Carrillo, of the Carrillo family of California, in 1804; they had thirteen children. He came to own numerous ranchos in the region, including Rancho Simi, Rancho Las Posas, Rancho San Julian, Rancho Los Alamos and Rancho El Conejo
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Pablo de la Guerra

Pablo de la Guerra was born in 1819 in Santa Barbara.[6] He was appointed as Tax Collector for Santa Barbara in 1838. In 1849, he represented Santa Barbara at the California Constitutional Convention in Monterey and was one of the signers of the Constitution of California. He served as a California Senator, from 1851 to 1861, and as acting Lieutenant Governor of California from 1861 to 1862.[7] From 1863 until his death in 1874, he served as a district judge for California's 17th Judicial District. He was granted Rancho Nicasio in 1844.

Antonio M. de la Guerra

Antonio M. de la Guerra
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Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors for several terms, including one as chairman. He died in Goleta in 1881. He commanded a company of the 1st California Cavalry Battalion during the Civil War.[9]

Angustias de la Guerra

Angustias de la Guerra.

California Constitution.[11] She later devoted herself to the study of Californian history.[12] In 1878, she wrote the seminal "Ocurrencias en California" (translated into English as "Occurrences in Hispanic California" and as "California Recollections of Angustias de la Guerra"), considered to be one of the most important early accounts on Californian history.[13]

Other members

Legacy

Plaza de la Guerra in Santa Barbara.

Numerous locations in Santa Barbara are named after members of the family, including Plaza de la Guerra, De la Guerra Street, and Paseo de la Guerra.

Casa de la Guerra, the family's ancestral home in Santa Barbara, is a National Historic Landmark.

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