The José Berreyesa families of California
Encyclopedia
José Berreyesa, Jose Berreyesa, José Berryessa, Jose Berryessa, José Berrelleza, or Jose Berrelleza can refer to any one of several Basque
-descended settlers of Spanish Las Californias
, Mexican Alta California
, and the U.S. state
of California
:
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
-descended settlers of Spanish Las Californias
Las Californias
The Californias, or in — - was the name given by the Spanish to their northwestern territory of New Spain, comprising the present day states of Baja California and Baja California Sur on the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico; and the present day U.S. state of California in the United States of...
, Mexican Alta California
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,...
, and the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of 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...
:
- José de los Reyes BerreyesaJosé de los Reyes BerreyesaJosé de los Reyes Berrelleza was born at Mission Santa Clara de Asís in Las Californias on January 6, 1785, the third child and first son in the family of María Gertrudis Peralta and Nicholas Antonio Berrelleza. He served as an army sergeant at El Presidio Real de San Francisco. In 1805, he...
(1785–1846), also written José R. Berreyesa and José Reyes Berreyesa. Killed by John C. FrémontJohn C. FrémontJohn Charles Frémont , was an American military officer, explorer, and the first candidate of the anti-slavery Republican Party for the office of President of the United States. During the 1840s, that era's penny press accorded Frémont the sobriquet The Pathfinder...
's men, including Kit CarsonKit CarsonChristopher Houston "Kit" Carson was an American frontiersman and Indian fighter. Carson left home in rural present-day Missouri at age 16 and became a Mountain man and trapper in the West. Carson explored the west to California, and north through the Rocky Mountains. He lived among and married...
, in 1846. - Nasario Antonio "José" Berreyesa (1787–?), also spelled Nazario. Petitioned for Rancho Las PutasRancho Las PutasRancho Las Putas was a Mexican land grant in present day Napa County, California given in 1843 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to José de Jesús Berreyesa and Sexto "Sisto" Berreyesa. The name Las Putas came from Putah Creek, which ran through the property...
in the names of two of his sons. - José de los Santos BerreyesaJosé de los Santos BerreyesaJosé de los Santos Berreyesa , a member of the Berreyesa family, was the last alcalde of Alta California...
(1817–1864), son of Nicolas Antonio Berrelleza (1761–1850). Served as alcaldeAlcaldeAlcalde , 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...
of Sonoma, CaliforniaSonoma, CaliforniaSonoma is a historically significant city in Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA, surrounding its historic town plaza, a remnant of the town's Mexican colonial past. It was the capital of the short-lived California Republic...
, jailed by John C. Frémont in 1846 during the Bear Flag Revolt. Held Rancho Mallacomes. - José Ygnacio Marianio Berreyesa (1807–1841). Born the first son of José de los Reyes BerreyesaJosé de los Reyes BerreyesaJosé de los Reyes Berrelleza was born at Mission Santa Clara de Asís in Las Californias on January 6, 1785, the third child and first son in the family of María Gertrudis Peralta and Nicholas Antonio Berrelleza. He served as an army sergeant at El Presidio Real de San Francisco. In 1805, he...
(1785–1846). - José Catarino Berreyesa (1815–?). Third son of José de los Reyes Berreyesa (1785–1846). Held grant Rancho Canada de CapayRancho Cañada de CapayRancho Cañada de Capay was a Mexican land grant in present day Yolo County, California given in 1846 by Governor Pío Pico to the three brothers Santiago, Nemicio, and Francisco Berreyesa. "Cañada de Capay" means "valley of the Capay" in Spanish. "Capay" comes from the Southern Wintun Indian word...
in 1846. - José de Jesus Berreyesa (1815–1874). Son of Nasario Antonio Berreyesa (1787–?). Held Rancho Las PutasRancho Las PutasRancho Las Putas was a Mexican land grant in present day Napa County, California given in 1843 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to José de Jesús Berreyesa and Sexto "Sisto" Berreyesa. The name Las Putas came from Putah Creek, which ran through the property...
with his brother. - José Martin Berreyesa (1821–1864). Son of Nasario Antonio Berreyesa (1787–?); served as soldier at the Presidio of SonomaPresidio of SonomaEl Presidio de Sonoma, or Sonoma Barracks, was a military outpost established in Alta California in 1836. It was built to house troops under General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, the Commandant of the Northern Frontier, as part of Mexico's strategy to subdue the Native Americans of the Sonoma Valley...
. - José Antonio Melquiades Berreyesa (1826–?). Son of Nicolas Tolantino Antonio Berreyesa (1789–1863); struggled with his father to keep Rancho MilpitasRancho MilpitasRancho Milpitas was a Mexican land grant in Santa Clara County, California. The name comes from the Nahuatl word for maize and could be translated "little cornfields". The grant included what is now the city of Milpitas.-History:...
. - José Guadalupe Fernando Berreyesa (1826–1873). Eighth son of José de los Reyes BerreyesaJosé de los Reyes BerreyesaJosé de los Reyes Berrelleza was born at Mission Santa Clara de Asís in Las Californias on January 6, 1785, the third child and first son in the family of María Gertrudis Peralta and Nicholas Antonio Berrelleza. He served as an army sergeant at El Presidio Real de San Francisco. In 1805, he...
(1785–1846). Shot in a duel. - José de la Encarnacion Ramon Antonio Berreyesa (1828–1857). Ninth son of José de los Reyes BerreyesaJosé de los Reyes BerreyesaJosé de los Reyes Berrelleza was born at Mission Santa Clara de Asís in Las Californias on January 6, 1785, the third child and first son in the family of María Gertrudis Peralta and Nicholas Antonio Berrelleza. He served as an army sergeant at El Presidio Real de San Francisco. In 1805, he...
(1785–1846). Hanged by vigilantes in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos 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...
. - José Domingo Bonifacio Berreyesa (1830–1844). Tenth son of José de los Reyes BerreyesaJosé de los Reyes BerreyesaJosé de los Reyes Berrelleza was born at Mission Santa Clara de Asís in Las Californias on January 6, 1785, the third child and first son in the family of María Gertrudis Peralta and Nicholas Antonio Berrelleza. He served as an army sergeant at El Presidio Real de San Francisco. In 1805, he...
(1785–1846). - José Santos Berreyesa I (1848–?), son of José de los Santos BerreyesaJosé de los Santos BerreyesaJosé de los Santos Berreyesa , a member of the Berreyesa family, was the last alcalde of Alta California...
(1817–1864). - José Santos Berreyesa II (1851–?), son of José de los Santos BerreyesaJosé de los Santos BerreyesaJosé de los Santos Berreyesa , a member of the Berreyesa family, was the last alcalde of Alta California...
(1817–1864). - José Santos Berreyesa III (1854–1922), son of José de los Santos BerreyesaJosé de los Santos BerreyesaJosé de los Santos Berreyesa , a member of the Berreyesa family, was the last alcalde of Alta California...
(1817–1864). - José Jesus Berreyesa (1844–?), son of José de Jesus Berreyesa (1815–1874); tried to hold Rancho Las PutasRancho Las PutasRancho Las Putas was a Mexican land grant in present day Napa County, California given in 1843 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to José de Jesús Berreyesa and Sexto "Sisto" Berreyesa. The name Las Putas came from Putah Creek, which ran through the property...
.