This is a list of pre-statehood
alcalde
Alcalde (; ) is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions. An ''alcalde'' was, in the absence of a corregidor, the presiding officer of the Castilian '' cabildo'' (the municipal council) a ...
s and mayors of
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...
, from 1779 to 1850, during the Spanish, Mexican, and early American periods, prior to
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
's admission to statehood.
Spanish era
California's first governor Felipe de Neve ordered all of the Missions to elect local Alcaldes (a combination of Mayor and Magistrate) around 1779.
[Fr. Engelhardt O. F. M, Zephyrin. San Francisco or Mission Dolores, Franciscan Herald Press, 1924 pg 97]
Mexican era
American era
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List of pre-statehood mayors of Los Angeles
This is a list of pre-statehood alcaldes and mayors of Los Angeles, from 1781 to 1850, during the Spanish, Mexican, and early American periods, prior to California's admission to statehood.
Spanish Colonial era - 1781–1821
The office of ''Alcal ...
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List of pre-statehood mayors of San Jose
This is a list of pre-statehood alcaldes and mayors of San Jose, from 1777 to 1850, during the Spanish, Mexican, and early American periods, prior to California's admission to statehood.
Spanish era
Mexican era
American era
See also
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List of pre-statehood mayors of San Diego
This is a list of pre-statehood alcaldes and mayors of San Diego, from 1770 to 1850, during the Spanish, Mexican, and early American periods, prior to California's admission to statehood.
Commandants of the Presidio of San Diego
From 1770 San D ...
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mayors
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities ...
*San Francisco
*San Francisco
Pre-statehood history of California