Andrés Pico
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Andrés Pico
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| In office 1847 – 1847 |
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| Preceded by | José María Flores |
| Succeeded by | William B. Ide |
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| Born | 1810 San Diego, California |
| Died | 1866 (age 56) |
| Profession | Politician, soldier |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
General Don Andrés Pico (1810 – 1866) was an influential American in the mid-19th century.
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[edit] Early life
Born in San Diego, California, he was the son of José María Pico and María Eustaquia López. In 1845, Andrés Pico and Juan Manso were granted a nine-year lease for the San Fernando Valley. Pico, at that time a 35-year old rancher, lived in Los Angeles. He ran cattle on his ranch and made the Mission his rancho home.
[edit] Mexican-American War
During the Mexican-American War Pico commanded the Mexican forces in California and was Mexican Governor of Alta California in opposition to the U.S. provisional government. In 1846 Pico unsuccessfully led an attack on forces commanded by U.S. general Stephen Watts Kearny at the Battle of San Pasqual where Kearny's command was dealt a hard blow, but Kearny retained the field of battle and the ability to maneuver. However, fearing Kearny might execute him, Pico signed with the American commander John C. Frémont, the Treaty of Cahuenga January 13, 1847, which ended the war in California.[1]
[edit] Post Statehood
After California became an American state, Pico remained in California, retained his extensive landholdings, and served as a state senator from San Diego in 1860 and 1861 as a Breckenridge Democrat, a Southern sympathizer.
[edit] Legacy
Andrés never married, but adopted several children. Andrés Pico was the brother of Pío Pico, the last governor of Mexican Alta California. The Andres Pico Adobe is one of the oldest structures in the San Fernando Valley.[2] Pico Blvd in Los Angeles is named in his honor.
[edit] References
- ^ Pitt, Leonard; Pitt, Dale (1997). Los Angeles A to Z: An Encyclopedia of the City and County. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 392. ISBN 0520202740.
- ^ Andres Pico Adobe
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