Carlos Antonio Carrillo
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Carlos Antonio Carrillo (1783 – 1852), Governor of Alta California from 1837 to 1838. He took his oath as governon in Pueblo de Los Angeles
, present day Los Angeles
, on December 6, 1836. a
Carlos Antonio Carrillo was the son of a prominent California family. His father, José Raimundo Carrillo
, came to California with the Portolá expedition
in 1769 and served at Santa Barbara
for twelve years.
gave a Mexican land grant
of the Island of Santa Rosa
, in the Channel Islands of California
, to Carlos and his brother José Antonio Carrillo
in 1843. They gave the island to Carlos' daughters, Manuela Carrillo Jones and Francisca Carrillo Thompson.
Pueblo de Los Angeles
El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles was the Spanish civilian pueblo founded in 1781, which by the 20th century became the American metropolis of Los Angeles....
, present day Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, on December 6, 1836. a
Carlos Antonio Carrillo was the son of a prominent California family. His father, José Raimundo Carrillo
José Raimundo Carrillo
Captain José Raimundo Carrillo was an early Spanish settler of San Diego, California and founder of the Carrillo family in Spanish California.-Biography:Carrillo was born in 1749 in New Spain at Loreto, Baja California...
, came to California with the Portolá expedition
Portola expedition
250px|right|Point of San Francisco Bay DiscoveryThe Portolá Expedition was led by Gaspar de Portolá from July 14, 1769 to January 24, 1770. It was the first recorded Spanish land entry and exploration of present day California, United States...
in 1769 and served at Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
for twelve years.
Mexican land grant - Channel Islands
Governor Manuel MicheltorenaManuel Micheltorena
Manuel Micheltorena was a Brigadier General of the Mexican Army, Adjutant-General of the same, Governor, Commandant-General and Inspector of the Department of the California...
gave a Mexican land grant
Ranchos of California
The Spanish, and later the Méxican government encouraged settlement of territory now known as California by the establishment of large land grants called ranchos, from which the English ranch is derived. Devoted to raising cattle and sheep, the owners of the ranchos attempted to pattern themselves...
of the Island of Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Island, California
Santa Rosa Island is the second largest of the Channel Islands of California at 53,195 acres . Defined by the United States Census Bureau as Block 3009, Block Group 3, Census Tract 29.10 of Santa Barbara County, California, the 2000 census showed an official population of 2 persons. It is part of...
, in the Channel Islands of California
Channel Islands of California
The Channel Islands of California are a chain of eight islands located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California along the Santa Barbara Channel in the United States of America...
, to Carlos and his brother José Antonio Carrillo
José Antonio Carrillo
Captain José Antonio Ezequiel Carrillo was a Californio rancher, officer, and politician in the early years of Mexican Alta California and U.S...
in 1843. They gave the island to Carlos' daughters, Manuela Carrillo Jones and Francisca Carrillo Thompson.
Relatives
- Brother of José Antonio CarrilloJosé Antonio CarrilloCaptain José Antonio Ezequiel Carrillo was a Californio rancher, officer, and politician in the early years of Mexican Alta California and U.S...
(1796–1862) - Father of Maria Josefa Carrillo, who married Captain William Goodwin DanaRancho NipomoRancho Nipomo was a Mexican land grant in present day San Luis Obispo County, California given in 1837 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to William Goodwin Dana. The grant encompassed present day Nipomo.-History:...
- Father of Maria Encarnation Carrillo, who married Captain Thomas M. RobbinsRancho Las Positas y La CaleraRancho Las Positas y La Calera was a Mexican land grant in present day Santa Barbara County, California. The grant consisted of two parts:- "La Calera" given in 1843 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Narciso Fabregat, and "Las Positas" given in 1846 by Governor Pío Pico to Thomas M. Robbins...
- Grandfather of Juan José CarrilloJuan José CarrilloJuan José Carrillo was member of one of the early Spanish families, and a prominent figure in early Southern California history.-Biography:...
(1842–1916) - Great grandfather of Leo CarrilloLeo CarrilloLeopoldo Antonio Carrillo , was an American actor, vaudevillian, political cartoonist, and conservationist.-Family roots:...
(1880–1961)