6/11/2023 0 Comments Isle of jura origin 10Private Roque Jacinto de Cota, age about 57, born in Sinaloa. She was, however, later buried with him.įour colonial soldiers ( escoltas) escorted the original settlers for the final nine-mile leg of their journey, from the Mission San Gabriel to site for the new pueblo.Ĭorporal José Vicente Feliz, age about 40, born in Sonora. This prevented Catalina from acting as heir to Pico's estate. Her granddaughter, Catalina Carmen Moreno (later Catalina Moreno de Lopez), lived as the wife of Don Andres Pico, brother of Pio Pico and Mexican military commander at the Battle of San Pasqual, but they apparently never formally married. She died in 1860, having lived almost 100 years. Maria Guadalupe Gertrudis Perez, wife of José Moreno, was the last surviving original settler. Diorama at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History - Becoming L.A. Villavicencio was Criollo - Spaniard born in Americas.ĥ) Mestizo - person born of mixed white and Indian parentage.Ħ) Sister of fellow settler Pablo Rodriguez.ħ) Eldest son of fellow settler José Antonio Basilio Rosas.Ĩ) Vanegas was appointed to be the first alcalde (mayor).Ī 12th settler, a Filipino, was meant to help found Los Angeles in 1781.ĭiorama of settlers enroute to settle Los Angeles by Joseph Leeland Roop. Some of the settlers later added more children.Ĥ) Velasco Y Lara was Peninsular - Spaniard born in Spain. Maria de los Santos Seferina (26, Indian)ġ) Married just prior to leaving for the new pueblo because new settlers were required to be heads of families.Ģ) Mulatto - person born of mixed white and black parentage.ģ) Children at the time of the settlement of the Pueblo. Maria Bonifacia Maxima Aguilar (20, Indian) Maria Manuela Calistra Hernandez (43, Mulatta) Maria Regina Dorotea Gloria de Soto y Rodriguez (47, Mulatta) Maria Guadalupe Gertrudis Perez (19, Mulatta) 4th Row, L-R: Jose Marcelino (4), Juan Esteban (2), Jose Rosas (67), Juana Rodriguez (20), Alejandro Rosas (19), Maria Aguilar (20), Cosme Damien (1), Jose Vanegas (28), Maria Seferina (26), Maria Antonia (8), Antonio Villvicencio (30). 3rd Row, L-R: Maria Rafael (6), Jose Clemente (3), Luis Quintero (55), Maria Noriega (26), Maria Antonia (1), Pablo Rodriguez (25), Maria Hernandez (43), Jose Maximo (15), Jose Carlos (12), Maria Jose (8), Antonio Rosalino (7). 2nd Row, L-R: Maria Perez (19), Jose Moreno (22), Maria Soto y Rodriguez (47), Jose Maria (10), Jose Clemente (9), Mariana Jose (4), Jose Navarro (42), Maria Rubio (40), Maria Getrudis (16), Maria Concepcion (9), Maria Tomasa (7). The faces pictured above represent L.A.'s founders (ages in parentheses) as follows: 1st Row, L-R: Maria Garcia (24), Manuel Camero (30), Maria Campos (23), Maria Juana (6), Jose Julian (4), Maria Faustina (2), Jose Fernando de Velasco y Lara (50), Maria Lopez (27), Maria Paula (10), Antonio Maria (8), Antonio Mesa (38). We cannot help but point out that many, living in Los Angeles today, look much like the founders of the city. L.A.’s founders were perhaps the most ethnically diverse group of founders for any major city in America. The rest are multiracial combinations of white, black and indigenous. Here, there are 22 adults and 22 children. The result is this collage of 44 faces offering a conceptive portrayal of what the city’s founders may have looked like. We matched their demographics with images of similar contemporary Mexicans. ![]() Although we cannot know specifically what they looked like, we do have a record of their names, origin, age, sex, and racial make-up (see table below). To honor the founding of Los Angeles (September 4, 1781), we “put a face” on the 44 people who founded what was originally a tiny farming village. PUTTING A FACE ON THE FOUNDERS OF LOS ANGELES
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