Founder of Castroville, CA
son of Hon. Simeon de Castro, the first Alcalde of Monterey and Maria Antonia Pico de Castro, a sister of Governor Pico.
baptized 24 June 1835 Mission San Juan Bautista
Godparents: Juan Antonio Muños and Manuela Cruz
"JUAN B. CASTRO.—It is safe to say that no citizen of Monterey county is more widely or favorably known throughout the central coast counties, than Don Juan Bautista Castro. His family name has been a conspicuous one in the annals of old Spanish history and the Spanish-American history of the last two centuries. He is a native of the old city of Monterey, California, and was born June 24 (St. John's day), 1836, and was the son of Hon. Simeon de Castro, deceased, the first Alcalde of Monterey, later Judge of the First Instance, and one of the wealthiest men of his day and a most distinguished figure in California's civil and political life. The mother of our subject was Maria Antonia Pico de Castro, a sister of Governor Pico, likewise a distinguished family.
Juan B. inherited many of the excellent traits of his father's character, a warm, loyal heart, a most amiable and social nature, and a laudable business ambition. He received his early schooling in Monterey. His father died in 1842, leaving a large landed estate, and at the age of twenty-one he assumed the business control of this property, embracing about eight leagues of land in Monterey county. He was one of the first Californians to discern and concede the necessity of dividing up and settling the old land grants of California, if they would have the State develop in population and wealth. He demonstrated his faith in this theory by subdividing a portion of the Castro estate and selling it off to actual settlers, or leasing to those who were unable to buy. Also, in December, 1863, he platted and laid the foundation of the present little thrifty city of Castroville. In 1868 he subdivided the ranches Balsa Nueva and Moro Cojo, a total of 39,000 acres."
son of Hon. Simeon de Castro, the first Alcalde of Monterey and Maria Antonia Pico de Castro, a sister of Governor Pico.
baptized 24 June 1835 Mission San Juan Bautista
Godparents: Juan Antonio Muños and Manuela Cruz
"JUAN B. CASTRO.—It is safe to say that no citizen of Monterey county is more widely or favorably known throughout the central coast counties, than Don Juan Bautista Castro. His family name has been a conspicuous one in the annals of old Spanish history and the Spanish-American history of the last two centuries. He is a native of the old city of Monterey, California, and was born June 24 (St. John's day), 1836, and was the son of Hon. Simeon de Castro, deceased, the first Alcalde of Monterey, later Judge of the First Instance, and one of the wealthiest men of his day and a most distinguished figure in California's civil and political life. The mother of our subject was Maria Antonia Pico de Castro, a sister of Governor Pico, likewise a distinguished family.
Juan B. inherited many of the excellent traits of his father's character, a warm, loyal heart, a most amiable and social nature, and a laudable business ambition. He received his early schooling in Monterey. His father died in 1842, leaving a large landed estate, and at the age of twenty-one he assumed the business control of this property, embracing about eight leagues of land in Monterey county. He was one of the first Californians to discern and concede the necessity of dividing up and settling the old land grants of California, if they would have the State develop in population and wealth. He demonstrated his faith in this theory by subdividing a portion of the Castro estate and selling it off to actual settlers, or leasing to those who were unable to buy. Also, in December, 1863, he platted and laid the foundation of the present little thrifty city of Castroville. In 1868 he subdivided the ranches Balsa Nueva and Moro Cojo, a total of 39,000 acres."
Founder of Castroville, CA
son of Hon. Simeon de Castro, the first Alcalde of Monterey and Maria Antonia Pico de Castro, a sister of Governor Pico.
baptized 24 June 1835 Mission San Juan Bautista
Godparents: Juan Antonio Muños and Manuela Cruz
"JUAN B. CASTRO.—It is safe to say that no citizen of Monterey county is more widely or favorably known throughout the central coast counties, than Don Juan Bautista Castro. His family name has been a conspicuous one in the annals of old Spanish history and the Spanish-American history of the last two centuries. He is a native of the old city of Monterey, California, and was born June 24 (St. John's day), 1836, and was the son of Hon. Simeon de Castro, deceased, the first Alcalde of Monterey, later Judge of the First Instance, and one of the wealthiest men of his day and a most distinguished figure in California's civil and political life. The mother of our subject was Maria Antonia Pico de Castro, a sister of Governor Pico, likewise a distinguished family.
Juan B. inherited many of the excellent traits of his father's character, a warm, loyal heart, a most amiable and social nature, and a laudable business ambition. He received his early schooling in Monterey. His father died in 1842, leaving a large landed estate, and at the age of twenty-one he assumed the business control of this property, embracing about eight leagues of land in Monterey county. He was one of the first Californians to discern and concede the necessity of dividing up and settling the old land grants of California, if they would have the State develop in population and wealth. He demonstrated his faith in this theory by subdividing a portion of the Castro estate and selling it off to actual settlers, or leasing to those who were unable to buy. Also, in December, 1863, he platted and laid the foundation of the present little thrifty city of Castroville. In 1868 he subdivided the ranches Balsa Nueva and Moro Cojo, a total of 39,000 acres."
son of Hon. Simeon de Castro, the first Alcalde of Monterey and Maria Antonia Pico de Castro, a sister of Governor Pico.
baptized 24 June 1835 Mission San Juan Bautista
Godparents: Juan Antonio Muños and Manuela Cruz
"JUAN B. CASTRO.—It is safe to say that no citizen of Monterey county is more widely or favorably known throughout the central coast counties, than Don Juan Bautista Castro. His family name has been a conspicuous one in the annals of old Spanish history and the Spanish-American history of the last two centuries. He is a native of the old city of Monterey, California, and was born June 24 (St. John's day), 1836, and was the son of Hon. Simeon de Castro, deceased, the first Alcalde of Monterey, later Judge of the First Instance, and one of the wealthiest men of his day and a most distinguished figure in California's civil and political life. The mother of our subject was Maria Antonia Pico de Castro, a sister of Governor Pico, likewise a distinguished family.
Juan B. inherited many of the excellent traits of his father's character, a warm, loyal heart, a most amiable and social nature, and a laudable business ambition. He received his early schooling in Monterey. His father died in 1842, leaving a large landed estate, and at the age of twenty-one he assumed the business control of this property, embracing about eight leagues of land in Monterey county. He was one of the first Californians to discern and concede the necessity of dividing up and settling the old land grants of California, if they would have the State develop in population and wealth. He demonstrated his faith in this theory by subdividing a portion of the Castro estate and selling it off to actual settlers, or leasing to those who were unable to buy. Also, in December, 1863, he platted and laid the foundation of the present little thrifty city of Castroville. In 1868 he subdivided the ranches Balsa Nueva and Moro Cojo, a total of 39,000 acres."
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