Juan Francisco Reyes (soldier)
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Juan Francisco Reyes soldado de cuero ("leather-jacketed soldier") on the 1769 Portola expedition
, alcalde
(municipal magistrate
) of the Pueblo de Los Angeles
for three terms, and recipient of the Spanish land grant for Los Encino and later Lompoc.
on his journey to establish the California missions. Francisco Reyes served at Monterey
and San Luis Obispo
and was stationed at Mission San Antonio de Padua
during its construction.
In 1784, Francisco Reyes received the Spanish land grant, Rancho Los Encinos
, which comprised what is now the San Fernando Valley
in Los Angeles
, California
. He used the land for cattle ranching. In 1795, however, the Spanish mission founders decided that Rancho Los Encinos would be a favorable location for the Mission San Fernando
. Reyes returned Rancho Los Encinos to the Mission. He requested a new land grant and received land in central California in 1802, between Mission San Luis Obispo and Mission La Purísima Concepción
. Reyes did not reside there. Reyes maintained an adobe house in the Pueblo de Los Angeles
. Reyes became alcalde of the Pueblo of Los Angeles in 1790, and 1793-1795.
Francisco Reyes married María del Carmen Domínguez and their children include Antonio Reyes, Juana Reyes and José Jacinto Reyes. Francisco Reyes’s brother-in-law, José María Domínguez, was the grantee of Rancho Las Virgenes
. In 1845, José María Domínguez sold Rancho Las Virgenes to María Antonia Machado de Reyes.
to homes in Los Angeles. In 1839 Reyes, along with his friend Francisco Márquez, jointly received the Mexican land grant Rancho Boca de Santa Monica
.
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...
, alcalde
Alcalde
Alcalde , or Alcalde ordinario, 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 and judge of first instance of a town...
(municipal magistrate
Magistrate
A magistrate is an officer of the state; in modern usage the term usually refers to a judge or prosecutor. This was not always the case; in ancient Rome, a magistratus was one of the highest government officers and possessed both judicial and executive powers. Today, in common law systems, a...
) of the Pueblo de Los Angeles
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....
for three terms, and recipient of the Spanish land grant for Los Encino and later Lompoc.
Juan Francisco Reyes
In 1769 Francisco Reyes, left his home in Mexico to join the Spanish army and to accompany Fr. Junípero SerraJunípero Serra
Blessed Junípero Serra, O.F.M., , known as Fra Juníper Serra in Catalan, his mother tongue was a Majorcan Franciscan friar who founded the mission chain in Alta California of the Las Californias Province in New Spain—present day California, United States. Fr...
on his journey to establish the California missions. Francisco Reyes served at Monterey
Monterey, California
The City of Monterey in Monterey County is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in Central California. Monterey lies at an elevation of 26 feet above sea level. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,810. Monterey is of historical importance because it was the capital of...
and San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
San Luis Obispo is a city in California, located roughly midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the Central Coast. Founded in 1772 by Spanish Fr. Junipero Serra, San Luis Obispo is one of California’s oldest communities...
and was stationed at Mission San Antonio de Padua
Mission San Antonio de Padua
Mission San Antonio de Padua was founded on July 14, 1771, the third mission founded in Alta California by Father Presidente Junípero Serra, and site of the first Christian marriage and first use of fired-tile roofing in Upper California.-History:...
during its construction.
In 1784, Francisco Reyes received the Spanish land grant, Rancho Los Encinos
Rancho Los Encinos
Rancho Los Encinos was a Spanish grazing concession, and later Mexican land granted cattle and sheep rancho and travelers way-station on the El Camino Real in the San Fernando Valley, in present day Encino, Los Angeles County, California...
, which comprised what is now the San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the dramatic mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it...
in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He used the land for cattle ranching. In 1795, however, the Spanish mission founders decided that Rancho Los Encinos would be a favorable location for the Mission San Fernando
Mission San Fernando Rey de España
Mission San Fernando Rey de España was founded on "The Feast of the Birth of Mary" , 1797. The settlement is located on the former Encino Rancho in the Mission Hills community of northern Los Angeles, near the site of the first gold discovery in Alta California.-History:Mission San Fernando Rey de...
. Reyes returned Rancho Los Encinos to the Mission. He requested a new land grant and received land in central California in 1802, between Mission San Luis Obispo and Mission La Purísima Concepción
Mission La Purísima Concepción
Mission La Purisima Concepción, or La Purisima Mission, with the original Spanish name being La Misión de La Purísima Concepción de la Santísima Virgen María, was founded on the Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin on December 8, 1787...
. Reyes did not reside there. Reyes maintained an adobe house in the Pueblo de Los Angeles
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....
. Reyes became alcalde of the Pueblo of Los Angeles in 1790, and 1793-1795.
Francisco Reyes married María del Carmen Domínguez and their children include Antonio Reyes, Juana Reyes and José Jacinto Reyes. Francisco Reyes’s brother-in-law, José María Domínguez, was the grantee of Rancho Las Virgenes
Rancho Las Virgenes
Rancho Las Vírgenes was a land grant in present day Los Angeles County, California given in 1802 by Spanish Governor José Joaquín de Arrillaga to Miguel Ortega but was abandoned after his death in 1809. Nemecio Domínguez and Domingo Carrillo received a Mexican grant in 1834. Nuestra Señora la...
. In 1845, José María Domínguez sold Rancho Las Virgenes to María Antonia Machado de Reyes.
José Jacinto Reyes
José Jacinto Reyes (1788-1837), son of Juan Francisco Reyes, married María Antonia Francisca Valentina Machado (1792 - 1863) in 1808 and they had fourteen children before his early death. Both José's father, Juan Francisco Reyes, and María's father, José Manuel Machado, were soldados de cuero on the Portola expedition.Ysidro Reyes
José Ysidro Reyes (1813 - 1861), son of José Jacinto Reyes and María Antonia Machado, married María Antonia Villa. Ysidro Reyes lived in Los Angeles and owned one of the largest vineyards in the area. He also had a business transporting brea (tar) from the tar pits at Rancho La BreaRancho 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, ...
to homes in Los Angeles. In 1839 Reyes, along with his friend Francisco Márquez, jointly received the Mexican land grant Rancho Boca de Santa Monica
Rancho Boca de Santa Monica
Rancho Boca de Santa Monica was a Mexican land grant in present day Los Angeles County, California given by governor Juan Alvarado in 1839 to Ysidro Reyes and Francisco Marquez.-History:...
.