Difference between revisions of "Alzina, Frank C."
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| − | '''Francisco "Frank" Alzina''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73418272/francisco-k-alzina 1821-1887]), a native of Spain, | + | '''Francisco "Frank" Alzina''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73418272/francisco-k-alzina 1821-1887]), a native of Spain, stowed away on an American ship leaving the Spanish island of Minorca in 1840, and arrived in Santa Cruz in 1846, where he became a clerk for ''alcalde'' [[Blackburn, William|William Blackburn]]. He married a daughter of the local [[Gonzales family]] and, in 1850, built what is now the oldest wood-frame structure in Santa Cruz. It stands next-door to where his in-laws adobe house once was, on the west side of [[Mission Plaza]]. From 1850 to 1853, Alzina was the first [https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/134098#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=0 Santa Cruz County Sheriff]. He had two sons, Francisco (Frank) and [[Alzina, Enoch|Enoch]]. Enoch followed his father into the sheriff's dept. |
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Revision as of 06:01, 30 December 2022
Francisco "Frank" Alzina (1821-1887), a native of Spain, stowed away on an American ship leaving the Spanish island of Minorca in 1840, and arrived in Santa Cruz in 1846, where he became a clerk for alcalde William Blackburn. He married a daughter of the local Gonzales family and, in 1850, built what is now the oldest wood-frame structure in Santa Cruz. It stands next-door to where his in-laws adobe house once was, on the west side of Mission Plaza. From 1850 to 1853, Alzina was the first Santa Cruz County Sheriff. He had two sons, Francisco (Frank) and Enoch. Enoch followed his father into the sheriff's dept.
