Captain José Raimundo Carrillo (1749–1809) was Californio soldier and settler, known as an early settler of

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and as the founder of the Carrillo family of California.

Biography

Carrillo was born in 1749 in New Spain (present-day México) at Loreto, Baja California. He came to upper

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as a soldier with the first expedition of

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in 1769, and rose to rank of Captain. Carrillo served at the

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, and in 1806, the Presidio of San Diego. He was

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of the Presidio of San Diego during 1807–1809. In 1809 he died and was buried in the chapel on Presidio Hill November 10, 1809. On April 23, 1781 Carrillo married Tomasa Ignacia Lugo, daughter of the soldier Francisco Lugo, with the ceremony performed by Junipero Serra at San Carlos, New Spain. *His Grandson,

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(1842-1916), the

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. *His Great-great Grandson,

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, (1881-1961) was a Hollywood

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and conservationist.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carrillo, Jose Raimundo 1749 births 1809 deaths Californios People of Alta California History of San Diego People from San Diego People from Loreto Municipality, Baja California Sur