1. Don Pedro Sainsevain was a French-born Californian vintner, ranchero, and a signer of the Californian Constitution in 1849.
17 Facts About Pedro Sainsevain
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Pedro Sainsevain is best known for his role in Californian winemaking, as one of the first producers of sparkling wine in California.
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Pedro Sainsevain was an early participant in the California Gold Rush.
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Pedro Sainsevain had been sent by his family to find his uncle Jean-Louis Vignes in Los Angeles.
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In 1843, Pedro Sainsevain was granted Rancho Canada del Rincon en el Rio San Lorenzo near Santa Cruz, California by Governor Manuel Micheltorena, and in the Fall of 1843 he built one of the first sawmills in the valley of the San Lorenzo River, in association with Charles Roussillon, another Frenchman.
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In 1845, Pedro Sainsevain married Paula Sunol, whose father Antonio Sunol owned Rancho Los Coches.
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Pedro Sainsevain was a delegate to the 1849 California Constitutional Convention in Monterey.
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In 1859, Pedro Sainsevain sold Rancho Canada del Rincon en el Rio San Lorenzo, and with his brother, Jean Louis, bought the El Aliso vineyards in Los Angeles from their uncle, Jean-Louis Vignes.
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In 1857, the San Francisco cellars of the Pedro Sainsevain Brothers produced champagne.
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However, it was not a success, and as a result of their investment in sparkling wine, Pedro Sainsevain Brothers was in financial difficulties.
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The partnership was dissolved in the 1860s, and only Jean Louis Pedro Sainsevain remained at the El Aliso property when it was sold in 1865.
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In 1865 the Pedro Sainsevain brothers bought part of Rain's Rancho Cucamonga and set out a large vineyard.
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In 1870 the Sainsevain brothers moved to Cucamonga, and ran the vineyard and winery with Joseph S Garcia.
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In 1875, Pierre Pedro Sainsevain went to Central America, returning in 1880 to his Pedro Sainsevain Villa in San Jose.
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Jean Louis Pedro Sainsevain was born in Beguey, France a village near Bordeaux.
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Pedro Sainsevain came to Los Angeles in 1855 to join his brother, Pierre.
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In 1868, Jean Louis Pedro Sainsevain was awarded a contract by the City of Los Angeles to create a new domestic water system.