Ávila Family Of California

	Ávila Family Of California The Ávila family was a prominent Californio family of Spanish origins from Southern California, founded by Cornelio Ávila in the 1780s. Numerous members of the family held important rancho grants and political positions, including two Alcaldes of Los Angeles. Cornelio Ávila Cornelio Ávila (1745–1800) was born at El Fuerte del Marqués de Montesclaros in New Navarre, New Spain (today's El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico). When Antonio Cornelio Ávila was born about 1745, his father, Wilibardo Avila, was 55 and his mother, Olga Lidia Ruíz Maldonado, was 20. Cornelio was a Spanish soldier who served in Alta California, then stayed to settle in the two-year-old Pueblo de Nuestra Señora Reina de los Ángeles sobre el Río Porciúncula in 1783 with his wife María Ysabel Urquídez (1750–1801) and 6 children: José de Santa Ana Ávila y Urquídez (1770–1806), Francisco José Ávila (1772–1832), Agustina Ávila (born 1775), Anastasio Ávila (born 1776), Antonio Ignacio Ávil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Antonio Ygnacio Ávila (Rancho Sausal Redondo) (cropped) Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan language, Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language–speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language, it is translated as Anthony (given name), Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito (name), Antoñito, Antonino (name), Antonino, Antonello (name), Antonello, Tonio (name), Tonio, Tono (other), Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino (other), Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Toto (other), Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito (name), Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António (Portuguese orthography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Juan Jose Sepúlveda ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippines, and also in the Isle of Man (pronounced differently). The name is becoming popular around the world and can be pronounced differently according that region. In Spanish, the diminutive form (equivalent to ''Johnny'') is , with feminine form (comparable to ''Jane'', ''Joan'', or ''Joanna'') , and feminine diminutive (equivalent to ''Janet'', ''Janey'', ''Joanie'', etc.). Chinese terms * ( or 娟, 隽) 'beautiful, graceful' is a common given name for Chinese women. * () The Chinese character 卷, which in Mandarin is almost homophonic with the characters for the female name, is a division of a traditional Chinese manuscript or book and can be translated as 'fascicle', 'scroll', 'chapter', or 'volume'. Notable people * Juan (fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mariano Verdugo Mariano de la Luz Verdugo (1746 – 1822) was a Spanish soldier and later Mayor of the Pueblo of Los Angeles. Biography Mariano de la Luz Verdugo was born at San Javier, Baja California, to Juan Diego Verdugo and María Ignacia de la Concepción Carrillo. Mariano Verdugo came to California with his brother, José María Verdugo, in the 1769 Rivera expedition and, for the next two decades, served at various presidios in California. Mariano Verdugo was promoted to the rank of corporal and placed in command of the guard at Mission San Luis Obispo in 1773. In 1781, he was elevated to sergeant and put in charge of the Monterey Presidio. In 1782, when Governor Felipe de Neve's expedition headed back to Mexico via the Colorado River, Verdugo led the military escort of the return trip. In 1784, Spanish governor Pedro Fages granted grazing rights to Rancho Portezuela, near present day Universal City, to Mariano de la Luz Verdugo. Rancho Portezuela was reclaimed by the Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Jedediah Smith Jedediah Strong Smith (January 6, 1799 – May 27, 1831) was an American clerk, transcontinental pioneer, frontiersman, hunter, trapper, author, cartography, cartographer, mountain man and explorer of the Rocky Mountains, the Western United States, and the Southwestern United States, Southwest during the early 19th century. After 75 years of obscurity following his death, Smith was rediscovered as the American whose explorations led to the use of the -wide South Pass (Wyoming), South Pass as the dominant route across the Continental Divide of the Americas, Continental Divide for pioneers on the Oregon Trail. Coming from modest family background, Smith traveled to St. Louis and joined William Henry Ashley, William H. Ashley and Andrew Henry (fur trader), Andrew Henry's fur trading company in 1822. Smith led the first documented exploration from the Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake frontier to the Colorado River. From there, Smith's party became the first United States citiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	José Bernardo Sánchez José Bernardo Sánchez (September 7, 1778 – January 15, 1833) was a Spanish missionary in colonial Mexico and Alta California. Early life Born in Robledillo de Mohernando, Old Castile, Spain, Sánchez became a Franciscan on October 9, 1794. In 1803 he joined the missionary College of San Fernando de Mexico in the Viceroyalty of New Spain (colonial México). California Missions He traveled on to Las Californias the next year, 1804, where he worked at the following missions: * Mission San Diego de Alcalá (1804–1820) * Mission La Purísima Concepción (1820–1821) * Mission San Gabriel Arcángel (1821–1827) In 1806, as chaplain, Sánchez accompanied a military expedition against the Californian indigenous peoples. In 1821, with Mariano Payeras, he went with an exploring expedition into the interior of Alta California to search for new mission sites. During the winter of 1826-1827, as head of the San Gabriel mission, Sánchez hosted the party of explorer Jedediah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mission San Gabriel Mission (from Latin 'the act of sending out'), Missions or The Mission may refer to: Geography Australia Mission River (Queensland) Canada Mission, British Columbia, a district municipality Mission, Calgary, Alberta, a neighbourhood Okanagan Mission, a neighbourhood in Kelowna, British Columbia, commonly called "the Mission" Mission River, a short river located at the delta of the Kaministiquia River of northern Ontario, Canada Mission Ridge (British Columbia), a ridge in BC * Mission Ridge Ski Area, a Ski Area near the ridge in BC Mission Lake, a lake in Saskatchewan United States Mission, Delaware, an unincorporated community * Mission, Kansas, a city * Mission, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Mission, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Mission, Oregon, an unincorporated community and census-designated place * Mission, South Dakota, a city * Mission, Texas, a city * Mission District, San Francisco, a neighborhood in San Francisco, Californi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rancho Rincon De Los Bueyes Rancho or Ranchos may refer to: Settlements and communities Rancho, Aruba, former fishing village and neighbourhood of Oranjestad Ranchos of California, 19th century land grants in Alta California ** List of California Ranchos * Ranchos, Buenos Aires in Argentina Schools Rancho Christian School in Temecula, California Rancho High School in North Las Vegas, Nevada * Rancho San Joaquin Middle School in Irvine, California * Rancho Solano Preparatory School in Scottsdale, Arizona Rancho Verde High School in Moreno Valley, California Film Rancho, a character in the Bollywood film ''3 Idiots'' Rancho (monkey), an Indian monkey animal actor Other Rancho, a shock absorber brand by Tenneco Automotive * Rancho carnavalesto or Rancho, a type of dance club from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center or Rancho Rancho Point Rancho Point () is a conspicuous rock headland, 170 m, marking the east extremity of Deception Island, in the South Shetland Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rancho Rodeo De Las Aguas Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas was a land grant in present day Beverly Hills in Los Angeles County, California, given to María Rita Quinteros Valdez de Villa in 1838. Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas (Ranch of the Gathering Waters), is named for the streams that emptied into the area from out of the canyons of the Santa Monica Mountains above it, the Cañada de las Aguas Frias (Glen of the Cold Waters, now Coldwater Canyon) and Cañada de los Encinos (Glen of the Green Oaks, now Benedict Canyon). History Maria Rita Valdez was a granddaughter of Luis Quintero, one of the original settlers of Los Angeles. Maria was married to Spanish colonial soldier, Vicente Fernando Villa (–1841). With the cession of California to the United States following the Mexican–American War, the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas was filed with the Public Land Commission in 1852, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rancho La Cienega O Paso De La Tijera Rancho or Ranchos may refer to: Settlements and communities Rancho, Aruba, former fishing village and neighbourhood of Oranjestad Ranchos of California, 19th century land grants in Alta California ** List of California Ranchos * Ranchos, Buenos Aires in Argentina Schools Rancho Christian School in Temecula, California Rancho High School in North Las Vegas, Nevada * Rancho San Joaquin Middle School in Irvine, California * Rancho Solano Preparatory School in Scottsdale, Arizona Rancho Verde High School in Moreno Valley, California Film Rancho, a character in the Bollywood film ''3 Idiots'' Rancho (monkey), an Indian monkey animal actor Other Rancho, a shock absorber brand by Tenneco Automotive * Rancho carnavalesto or Rancho, a type of dance club from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center or Rancho Rancho Point, a rock headland in the South Shetland Islands Matra Rancho or Rancho, an early French leisure activity vehicle See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rancho La Brea Rancho La Brea was a Mexican land grant in present-day Los Angeles County, California, given in 1828 to Antonio Jose Rocha and Nemisio Dominguez by José Antonio Carrillo, the alcalde of Los Angeles. Rancho La Brea consisted of one square league of land of what is now Wilshire's Miracle Mile, Hollywood, and parts of West Hollywood. The grant included the famous La Brea Tar Pits. History The title awarded by the alcalde in 1828 was confirmed by José María de Echeandía, governor of Alta California; in 1840, it was reconfirmed by Governor Juan Alvarado. With the cession of California to the United States after the Mexican–American War, the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim was filed by Antonio José Rocha, José Jorge Rocha, and Josefa de la Merced de Jordan with the Public Land Commission in 1852, but it was rejected in 1860. As a lawyer and surveyor, Henry Hancock worked f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rancho Las Cienegas Rancho or Ranchos may refer to: Settlements and communities Rancho, Aruba, former fishing village and neighbourhood of Oranjestad Ranchos of California, 19th century land grants in Alta California ** List of California Ranchos * Ranchos, Buenos Aires in Argentina Schools Rancho Christian School in Temecula, California Rancho High School in North Las Vegas, Nevada * Rancho San Joaquin Middle School in Irvine, California * Rancho Solano Preparatory School in Scottsdale, Arizona Rancho Verde High School in Moreno Valley, California Film Rancho, a character in the Bollywood film ''3 Idiots'' Rancho (monkey), an Indian monkey animal actor Other Rancho, a shock absorber brand by Tenneco Automotive * Rancho carnavalesto or Rancho, a type of dance club from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center or Rancho Rancho Point, a rock headland in the South Shetland Islands Matra Rancho or Rancho, an early French leisure activity vehicle See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]