María Ygnacia López de Carrillo lived in the Carrillo House from 1821 to 1836.
Casa de Carrillo House in
San Diego, California, in
San Diego County, is a
California Historical Landmark No. 74 listed on December 6, 1932. The Casa de Carrillo House is the
oldest residence in San Diego. The Casa de Carrillo House was built by
Presidio of San Diego
El Presidio Real de San Diego (Royal Presidio of San Diego) is a historic fort in San Diego, California. It was established on May 14, 1769, by Gaspar de Portolá, leader of the first European land exploration of Alta California—at that time an ...
Comandante
Francisco María Ruiz (1754–1839). Ruiz was the leader of the Presidio from 1809 to 1827. The Casa de Carrillo house was built next to his
pear orchard planted in 1808. The
adobe
Adobe ( ; ) is a building material made from earth and organic materials. is Spanish for ''mudbrick''. In some English-speaking regions of Spanish heritage, such as the Southwestern United States, the term is used to refer to any kind of e ...
house was used by his relative and soldier, Joaquín Carrillo, and his family. Joaquín Carrillo, daughter Josefa Carrillo, ran away and
sailed from the home and
eloped
Elopement is a term that is used in reference to a marriage which is conducted in a sudden and secretive fashion, usually involving a hurried flight away from one's place of residence together with one's beloved with the intention of getting ma ...
to
Chile with Henry Delano Fitch in April 1829. Francisco Ruiz died in 1839, when Joaquín Carrillo died, his son Ramon Carrillo sold the house and land to Lorenzo Soto. The house and land was sold a few times, it was poor condiction when sold in 1932 to George Marston and associates. George Marston and associates restored the house. After the restoration George Marston and associates donated the house and land to the City of San Diego. The City of San Diego turned the house and land into the Presidio Hills Golf Course.
A California Historical marker is at the
Old Town, San Diego, Presidio Hills Golf Course, NE of Juan Street on Wallace Street. The Marker was place there in 1994 by State Department of Parks and Recreation working with the San Diego City Department of Parks and Recreation and Squibob Chapter,
E Clampus Vitus.
See also
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California Historical Landmarks in San Diego County
A list including the properties and districts listed on the California Historical Landmarks in San Diego County, Southern California.
*Note: ''Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and district ...
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El Campo Santo
El Campo Santo is a cemetery located at the Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum, 15415 East Don Julian Road, in City of Industry, California.
As one of the oldest private cemeteries in Southern California, El Campo Santo contains the ...
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Carrillo family of California
The Carrillo family is a prominent Californio family of Southern California. Members of the family held extensive rancho grants and numerous important political positions, including Governor of Alta California, Mayor of Los Angeles, Mayor of San ...
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María Ygnacia López de Carrillo
Doña María Ygnacia López de Carrillo (January 31, 1793 – February 28, 1849) was a Californio ranchera. She was the founder of Santa Rosa. She married into the prominent Carrillo family of California and was the ancestor of numerous promi ...
References
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1821 in Alta California
1821 establishments in Alta California
California Historical Landmarks
History of San Diego County, California
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