José de los Reyes Berryessa
José de los Reyes Berreyesa | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 January 1785 Viceroyalty of New Spain |
| Died | 28 June 1846 Alta California, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Children | José de los Santos Berreyesa |
José de los Reyes Berreyesa, also spelled Berrelleza (6 January 1785 – 28 June 1846), was born at
He was the third child and first son in the family of María Gertrudis Peralta and Nicolas Antonio Berrelleza.[1] He served as an army sergeant at El Presidio Real de San Francisco.
In 1805, he married María Zacarias Bernal at Mission Santa Clara. The couple had 13 children during 1807–1833, with 10 living past infancy.
Rancho San Vicente
In 1842, José de los Reyes Berreyesa received from Governor
The grant included a large section of the rocky hills upon which a rich source of
The neighboring grant, Rancho Los Capitancillos, was held by Justo Laros who claimed the mercury mine was part of his land.[2] Andres Castillero also claimed the mercury mine was part of his land.
Robert Walkinshaw and some other men squatted on the rancho land in February 1845, and began to take lumber and limestone away to sell in August.[3]
Bear Flag Revolt
In 1846, during the
Later, Carson told Jasper O'Farrell that he regretted killing the Californios, but that the act was only one such that Frémont ordered him to commit.[5]
See also
- Berreyesa family
- The José Berreyesa families of California
- José Berreyesa (disambiguation)
- Ranchos of California
References
- ^ a b FamilyTreeMaker.com. Descendants of Luis Cayetano (Berrelleza) Berreyesa Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 14 August 2009.
- ^ The Fossat or Quicksilver Mine Case, U.S. Supreme Court, 69 U.S. 2 Wall. 649 649 (1864)
- ^ The United States vs. Andres Castillero: "New Almaden" : transcript of the record, Volume 1. United States District Court, California, Northern District. 1859.
- ^ a b Eldridge, Zoeth Skinner. The Beginnings of San Francisco: From the Expedition of Anza, 1774, to the City Charter of April 15, 1850 : with Biographical and Other Notes, Z.S. Eldredge, 1912, pp. 406–408.
- ^ a b c Eldredge, Zoeth Skinner. The Beginnings of San Francisco, 1912. "Appendix D: The Murder of Berreyesa and the De Haros." Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Hosted at SFGenealogy. Retrieved on 16 August 2009.