Eduardo Antonio Badillo y García was born at Santa Bárbara, Alta California, México, on June 14, 1843, where he was baptized at the Presidio Chapel on June 17 (BP Baptism 01558). He was the son of Francisco Felipe Badillo y Ruíz and his third wife María Rafaela García y Ayala. His father and mother were married at the Santa Bárbara Presidio Chapel September 5, 1835 (BP Marriage 00205). He became a U.S. citizen with the transfer of California's sovereignty in 1848. His parents had a small house located north of Carpinteria Avenue off Linden Avenue in Carpinteria. He was lynched alongside his father in Carpinteria by Anglo-American vigilantes who falsely accused them of stealing a horse. Rev. Fr. James Vila buried Francisco and Eduardo Badillo at Mission Santa Barbara Cemetery on August 25, 1859 (SBMAL Burial No. 1517). Their graves are not marked. Two of his brothers later served in the Union Army during the Civil War.
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Eduardo Antonio Badillo y García was born at Santa Bárbara, Alta California, México, on June 14, 1843, where he was baptized at the Presidio Chapel on June 17 (BP Baptism 01558). He was the son of Francisco Felipe Badillo y Ruíz and his third wife María Rafaela García y Ayala. His father and mother were married at the Santa Bárbara Presidio Chapel September 5, 1835 (BP Marriage 00205). He became a U.S. citizen with the transfer of California's sovereignty in 1848. His parents had a small house located north of Carpinteria Avenue off Linden Avenue in Carpinteria. He was lynched alongside his father in Carpinteria by Anglo-American vigilantes who falsely accused them of stealing a horse. Rev. Fr. James Vila buried Francisco and Eduardo Badillo at Mission Santa Barbara Cemetery on August 25, 1859 (SBMAL Burial No. 1517). Their graves are not marked. Two of his brothers later served in the Union Army during the Civil War.
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