1. Don Adolfo Camarillo was a prominent Californio philanthropist, ranchero, and horse breeder, known for founding the city of Camarillo, California, along with his brother Juan Camarillo Jr.
25 Facts About Adolfo Camarillo
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Adolfo Camarillo began breeding them in 1921 and the line continues today.
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Adolfo Camarillo was born to Juan and Martina Camarillo.
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Adolfo Camarillo ran the ranch until his death in 1958.
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In 1885, Adolfo Camarillo graduated from the International Business College at Woodbury University in Los Angeles.
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Adolfo Camarillo focused mainly in developing crops and became a leading innovator, bringing in lima beans, plus barley, corn, alfalfa, walnuts, and citrus.
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Adolfo Camarillo had a love of fiestas, horses, rodeos and barbecues.
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Adolfo Camarillo kept a stable of a dozen pure white horses of Arabian and Morgan descent.
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Adolfo Camarillo died of pneumonia on December 10,1958, and was interred in the family crypt beneath St Mary Magdalen Church in Camarillo, alongside his parents, his wife, sisters and brother.
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The Adolfo Camarillo White Horse is a relatively Spanish-blooded horse known for its pure white color.
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Once a year Adolfo Camarillo rode one of his white Arabians in the Fiesta of Santa Barbara while dressed up in a colorful Spanish costume.
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The city of Adolfo Camarillo especially felt the loss, as the Adolfo Camarillo White Horses were a favorite entry at the annual Christmas and Fiesta parades.
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The horses share the city's symbol with Adolfo Camarillo; it appears on all the street signs, city vehicles, banks, Chamber of Commerce insignia, and shopping centers.
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Adolfo Camarillo was a member of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors for eight years.
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Adolfo Camarillo was a member of the Knights of Columbus, serving as Grand Knight of the Oxnard Council for two terms, was a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of Santa Barbara, and was a member of the Native Sons of the Golden West.
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Adolfo Camarillo had leadership roles on the Ventura County Fair Board and on the California State Fair Board, and in the Adolfo Camarillo City Chamber of Commerce, Peoples Lumber Company, Los Rancheros Visitadores, and California Lima Bean Growers Association.
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Adolfo Camarillo served as a member of the Pleasant Valley School District Board of Trustees for 57 years, from 1894 to 1951.
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Adolfo Camarillo helped found the Oxnard Union High School District on October 4,1901.
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In 1956, when the district was ready to build the first high school in Adolfo Camarillo, he donated 50 acres of land.
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Adolfo Camarillo was present for the groundbreaking of this school that was named after him.
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In 1904 Adolfo Camarillo donated land to extend the Southern Pacific Railroad through Adolfo Camarillo and for the expansion of St John's Seminary to include St John's College.
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Adolfo Camarillo donated land in 1937 for the Conejo Grade portion of the highway that is the Ventura Freeway.
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The Adolfo Camarillo Ranch House is a Queen Anne Victorian style home that was built in 1892 by Adolfo Camarillo and several other workers; the house was a cultural and social hub that was the center of the ranch.
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Adolfo Camarillo enlisted the services of architects Franklin Ward and Herman Anlauf.
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In 1891, Martina Adolfo Camarillo deeded the ranch to her sons.