Photographs of the family of Mariano G. Vallejo, prominent
California leader and landowner during the late Mexican and early American era of
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (1808-1890) was among the most prominent leaders and
landowners of Mexican California at the time of the gold rush and subsequent
American statehood. Although never formally granted the rank of general, from 1838
Vallejo was comandante-general of California. He was later a member of the
California constitutional convention and instrumental in the California's entry into
Unites States. From 1834 Vallejo owned the Petaluma Rancho, and his later home was
Lachryma Montis, in Sonoma. Although he was one of the largest landowners in
California, statehood and subsequent legal battles over land claims cost him nearly
all of his holdings.
25 photographic prints : chiefly b&w ; various sizes.
26 digital objects
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