José de la Cruz Sánchez (November 8, 1799 – 1878) was a

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statesman and ranchero who served as the eleventh Alcalde of San Francisco.

Life

Home built by Jose de la Cruz Sanchez for his family

José de la Cruz Sánchez was born November 8, 1799, in Santa Clara,

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. He was the eldest son of Ana Josefa Soto and José Antonio Sánchez (1773–1843), a land grantee of

Rancho Buri Buri Rancho Buri Buri (also called Sánchez Rancho) was a Mexican land grant in present-day San Mateo County, California, given in 1835 by Governor José Castro to José Antonio Sánchez. The name derives from the Urebure village of the Ramaytush spea ...

(also called Sánchez Rancho) in present-day

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. Rancho Buri Buri extended between the north line of South San Francisco and the middle of Burlingame, and from the San Francisco Bay to the top of the Peninsula ridge and included present-day Lomita Park, Millbrae, South San Francisco, San Bruno, and the northern part of Burlingame. José de la Cruz married Josefa Ramona Eduarda Mercado y Sal and together they had eight children. José de la Cruz Sánchez's brother,

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, was also an alcalde of San Francisco.

Sánchez family of California

José de la Cruz Sánchez's father Jose Antonio Sanchez (1773–1843), was born in

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and came to California with his father also named Jose Antonio Sanchez (1751–1805), with the

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of 1776. He became a soldier at the

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. Rancho Buri Buri was provisionally given to him by the Mexican government in 1827. He retired from active service in 1836 and died in 1843. He is buried at

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cemetery in San Francisco. José de la Cruz Sánchez's four brothers were

, Manuel Sánchez, Jose Ysidro (Chino) Sánchez and Ysidro Sánchez. José de la Cruz Sánchez's five sisters were married to

Francisco De Haro Francisco de Haro (1792 – November 28, 1849) was a Californio politician, soldier, and ranchero, who served as the 1st and 5th Alcalde of San Francisco (initially known as Yerba Buena). He notably commissioned the first land survey of San ...

(Emiliana Sanchez), Candelario Valencia (Paula Sánchez), a Valencia, Leonardo Feliz and John Reed (Hilaria Sanchez).

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Mayors of San Francisco Namesakes of San Francisco streets 1799 births 1878 deaths People of Alta California Californios 19th-century American politicians Burials at Mission San Francisco de Asís {{California-mayor-stub

Life

Sánchez family of California

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