Californio
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Californios
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The first Latino governor of the state was a swashbuckling old-school Californio who stepped up from being lieutenant governor into the governorship in 1875, after the governor at the time was elected to the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The California socialite and author Gertrude Atherton wrote about a fictionalized Pacheco welcoming a visitor to his family rancho, in an episode that typifies the legendary largesse and hospitality of old Californio families.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Nearly all the local Californio ranchers lost their lands through bankruptcy, fire sales, or to sons-in-laws who married Mexican women mostly for their inheritance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2021
But thousands of people have been making music in and about L.A. for hundreds of years — Native American, Spanish, Mexican and Californio music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2021
The Indians under Raymundo el Californio returned, completely dispersed because the winds and high waves swamped many of them.
From The Aboriginal Population of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California by Sherburne Friend Cook
“They’re trying to question the legitimacy” of the Californios, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025
The armistice allowed Californios to keep their property and promised “equal rights and privileges.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2023
As early as 1834, Californios were suing one another over unpaid racing bets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
It survived the drought of 1864, which destroyed the cattle industry in Southern California, reduced the Californios to ruins and ushered in the beginnings of the modern city.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2022
Although some Californios staged a short-lived rebellion in September 1846, many others submitted to the U.S. takeover.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
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