26 Facts About Mariano Vallejo

Don Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo was a Californio general, statesman, and public figure.

Mariano Vallejo was born a subject of Spain, performed his military duties as an officer of the Republic of Mexico, and shaped the transition of Alta California from a territory of Mexico to the U S state of California.

Mariano Vallejo served in the first session of the California State Senate.

The city of Mariano Vallejo, California is named after him, and the nearby city of Benicia is named after his wife .

Mariano Vallejo was born in Monterey, California, the eighth of thirteen children and third son of Ignacio Vicente Ferrer Vallejo and Maria Antonia Lugo .

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Mariano Vallejo then worked as a clerk for English merchant William Hartnell, who taught Mariano Vallejo English, French, and Latin.

Mariano Vallejo was serving as the personal secretary to the new Governor of California, Luis Arguello, when news of Mexico's independence reached Monterey.

Mariano Vallejo was promoted to alferez, and in 1829, Vallejo led a group of soldiers against the Miwoks, under chief Estanislao.

In 1831 Mariano Vallejo participated in the "emergency installation" of Pio Pico as acting Governor.

Mariano Vallejo became the Commander of the Presidio of San Francisco in 1833, oversaw the secularization of Mission San Francisco Solano.

Mariano Vallejo had a large plaza made in front of the old mission chapel.

In need of a church for the town he made, in 1840 Mariano Vallejo had a small chapel built where the original parish church was.

Mariano Vallejo founded the town of Sonoma, and was granted Rancho Petaluma by Governor Jose Figueroa in 1834.

Mariano Vallejo began construction of the Presidio of Sonoma to counter the Russian presence at Fort Ross.

Mariano Vallejo transferred most of the soldiers from San Francisco to Sonoma, and began construction of his two-story Casa Grande adobe on the town plaza.

Mariano Vallejo formed an alliance with Sem-Yeto, known as Chief Solano of the Suisunes tribe, providing Vallejo with over a thousand Suisunes allies during his conflicts with other tribes.

Alvarado tried to persuade Mariano Vallejo to join the uprising, but he declined to become involved.

Mariano Vallejo returned to Monterey and ordered Castro to take 47 of the prisoners to San Blas by ship, to be deported to their home countries.

In November 1841, Mariano Vallejo was meeting with Jose Castro at Mission San Jose when he was informed of the arrival in California of an immigrant party led by John Bidwell and John Bartleson.

However, after the Graham affair, Mariano Vallejo was reluctant to deport another group of Americans, especially those with skills useful for colonizing the northern frontier.

Mariano Vallejo was confident that the insurgents were acting under Fremont's orders and had no reason to doubt that as soon as he met Fremont, he and his companions would be released, so the prospect of being sent to Sutter's Fort did not worry him much.

Mariano Vallejo replaced the jailer, instructing the replacement to treat them "no better than any other prisoner".

Once the United States defeated Mexico in the war, Mariano Vallejo proved his allegiance to his new country by persuading wealthy Californios to accept American rule.

Major Mariano Vallejo organized the 1st Battalion of Native Cavalry, California Volunteers, and he served as far east as Arizona, but did not have a battlefield role in the Civil War.

Mariano Vallejo resigned in 1865 after the war and returned to his ranch in Napa.

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When Mariano Vallejo settled in Sonoma, his widowed mother-in-law, Maria Ygnacia Lopez de Carrillo, was granted the nearby Rancho Cabeza de Santa Rosa in what is Santa Rosa, California, and settled there with her children.