Guerra family of California
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The Guerra family is a prominent
Notable members
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José de la Guerra
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
Angustias de la Guerra
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Other members
- Francisco de la Guerra, who served three terms as Mayor of Santa Barbara (1850 to 1851, 1852 to 1854, 1866 to 1870)[14]
- Joaquín de la Guerra, who served one term as Mayor of Santa Barbara (1854 to 1855)[14]
- Pablo de la Guerra, who served one term as Mayor of Santa Barbara (1855)[14]
- José Antonio "El Chato" de la Guerra, who served as Sheriff of San Luis Obispo County (1865 to 1871)[15]
Legacy
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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.
References
- ^ Online Archive of California - Guerra Family Collection
- ^ History Of The Santa Barbara De La Guerra Family Documents
- ^ The Huntington Library - Manuscripts for the Study of Iberian,. Latin American, and Latino History
- ^ California State Military Museum - José de la Guerra y Noriega
- ^ National Park Service - José de la Guerra y Noriega
- ^ San Luis Obispo Tribune - History of early California politician Pablo de la Guerra
- OCLC 15646879, 1295 pages, see pages 220-221.
- ^ The California State Military Museum, Captain Antonio Maria de la Guerra by Edson T. Strobridge, originally published in the Summer 2000 issue of La Campana, the quarterly journal of the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
- ^ The California State Military Museum, 1st Battalion of Native Cavalry, California Volunteers
- ISBN 0810375788.
- ^ Zócalo Public Square - How An Early Santa Barbara Scion Protected Women's Rights to Property in the California Constitution
- ^ University of Nevada, Reno - The Golden Age and the Age of Gold: Memory and the Alchemy of History in California, 1877-1888
- ISBN 978-0806153704.
- ^ a b c Hal Conklin (2006). City Leadership in Santa Barbara: A History of the Santa Barbara City Council from 1826 to the present (6th edition). pp. 9–16 – via Available through Santa Barbara City Clerk's Office.
- ^ Grzywacki, Alex. "Guerra - Public Member Photos & Scanned Documents". Ancestry.com. Ancestry. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
External links
Media related to Guerra family of California at Wikimedia Commons