Commander Jose Castro in the Two Californias Including His Final Correspondence, 1856-1960 Antepasados XIV

Burton-Carvajal, Julianne

Published by Los Californios, San Diego, California, 2008

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Demy folio, [27.75cm/11inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 195. Fully illustrated. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. . José Castro was a Californio, born in Monterey, California. As a young man, Castro was a vocal and active supporter of Californian self-rule and independence from Mexico.[2] His first public office was as secretary to the Monterey ayuntamiento (town council). In 1830, Castro was arrested for his opposition to the Mexican governor of Alta California. By 1835 he was Vocal Primero (First Member) of the legislature and acting governor. Along with his brother-in-law Juan Bautista Alvarado, he was a vocal proponent of California-born governors and sought a semi-independent status for Alta California. He helped lead the overthrow of Mexican Governor Nicolás Gutiérrez in 1836,[3] becoming the first President of a briefly independent California, and then Commandante General. Under his brother-in-law, Governor Alvarado, Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo became Commandante General, while in 1837-38, Castro became Lieutenant-Colonel of militia. Once again he was appointed First Member of the Diputación as well as Prefect of the District of Monterey. In 1839, Alvarado granted him Rancho San Justo, one of three ranchos attached to Mission San Juan Bautista, after the secularization of mission property by the Mexican government in 1833-35. In exceptionally good condition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Commander Jose Castro in the Two Californias Including His Final Correspondence, 1856-1960 Antepasados XIV
• Publisher: Los Californios, San Diego, California
• Publication Date: 2008
• Binding: Paperback
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  • California History