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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Juan Bandini letter to Juan Bautista Alvarado
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Manuscripts
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
This manuscript is a certified contemporary copy of the will of Juan Bandini, and discusses the disbursement of his assets upon his death. In Spanish. Also includes a typed English translation.
mssHM 26658
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Draft typescript of a paper on Juan Bautista Alvarado, California's longest-tenured governor under Mexican rule, who held office for six years from 1836 to 1842. The paper was written and presented by Grace Alvarado Sahlberg to the San Mateo American Association of University Women studying "California Fact and Legend."
mssHM 44936
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An expediente or case file for the place called Agua Caliente, also known as Rancho San José del Valle in present San Diego County, once belonging to the Mission San Luis Rey. Included are statements by José Antonio Pico, Tiburcio Tapĩa, Juan María Osuna, Andres Pico and the grant by Mexican governor of Alta California, Juan Bautista Alvarado.
mssHM 19406
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In this letter, Talamantes acknowledges that he has received news of the death of Governor Goycoechea, and that Jose Manuel Ruiz has been named his successor. In Spanish.
mssHM 16593
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Collection includes material compiled by Katherine Wagner regarding Juan Bandini, a Peruvian-born early California public figure, politician, and ranchero, who helped develop San Diego, California. The items include a composite map showing the location of the "Last Chance" ranch of Juan Bandini in San Diego County, California, and two family trees of the Bandini and Arguello families.
mssWagner
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An expediente or case file for land granted by Juan Bautista Alvarado to Raymundo Olivas and Felipe Lorenzana, known as Immediacion á Los Serritos (later named Rancho San Miguel) encompassing the present day City of Ventura not within Rancho Ex-Mission San Buenaventura, with the Santa Clara River marking its southern boundary. Includes signed statements by Raymundo Olivas, Fernando Fico, Rafael Gonzalez, Santiago Arguello, and a grant by the Governor of Mexican Alta California, Juan Bautista Alvarado.
mssHM 31519