Mariano Chico
Encyclopedia
Colonel Mariano Chico served one of the briefest terms as Alta California
governor from April 1836 to July 1836. He was both preceded and succeeded by the equally unpopular Lieutenant Colonel
Nicolas Gutierrez
, who joined him in exile in Mexico
on November 5, 1836, by a northern revolt.
Alta California
Alta California was a province and territory in the Viceroyalty of New Spain and later a territory and department in independent Mexico. The territory was created in 1769 out of the northern part of the former province of Las Californias, and consisted of the modern American states of California,...
governor from April 1836 to July 1836. He was both preceded and succeeded by the equally unpopular Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
Nicolas Gutierrez
Nicolás Gutiérrez
Lieutenant Colonel Nicolás Gutiérrez was a twice acting governor of Alta California in 1836 from January to May and July to November.Gutierrez served two abbreviated terms in less than a year as acting governor of Alta California in 1836...
, who joined him in exile in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
on November 5, 1836, by a northern revolt.