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GEN Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo

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GEN Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo

Birth
Monterey, Monterey County, California, USA
Death
18 Jan 1890 (aged 81)
Sonoma, Sonoma County, California, USA
Burial
Sonoma, Sonoma County, California, USA
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Californian Military Commander, Politician, and Rancher. Born into one of the most important and respected families in early Mexican California history, he held the highest military post as Commanding General in Alta California and at one time was the most powerful military man in California. In a life that spanned the Colonial, Mexican and American eras in California, he played an important part in the development of California as a state in the Union. He was instrumental in creating California's first Constitution in 1849 and subsequently served in the California State legislature. Vallejo, a city in California that he founded, is named for him.
Californian Military Commander, Politician, and Rancher. Born into one of the most important and respected families in early Mexican California history, he held the highest military post as Commanding General in Alta California and at one time was the most powerful military man in California. In a life that spanned the Colonial, Mexican and American eras in California, he played an important part in the development of California as a state in the Union. He was instrumental in creating California's first Constitution in 1849 and subsequently served in the California State legislature. Vallejo, a city in California that he founded, is named for him.

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  • Originally Created by: DXA
  • Added: Aug 12, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15309646/mariano_guadalupe-vallejo: accessed ), memorial page for GEN Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (7 Jul 1808–18 Jan 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15309646, citing Mountain Cemetery, Sonoma, Sonoma County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.