Difference between revisions of "Rodriguez family"

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***1834 - Francisco [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_Arroyo_del_Rodeo Rancho Arroyo del Rodeo] grantee
 
***1834 - Francisco [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_Arroyo_del_Rodeo Rancho Arroyo del Rodeo] grantee
 
***1837 - Sebastian: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_Bolsa_del_Pajaro Rancho Bolsa del Pajaro] (Watsonville) grantee
 
***1837 - Sebastian: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_Bolsa_del_Pajaro Rancho Bolsa del Pajaro] (Watsonville) grantee
***1838 - Roman: purchased 1/2 of ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_Santa_Cruz#Santa_Cruz_Mission_Historic_Park_and_District the old adobe]), noted in Chase
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***1838 - Roman: acquired all or half of the building now often referred to as the "Armas and Rodriguez adobe". The adobe structure is the main feature of [[Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park]].
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**** John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Four, item (36), page 102 
 
***1843 - Roman: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_Agua_Puerca_y_las_Trancas Rancho Agua Puerca y Las Trancas] co-grantee
 
***1843 - Roman: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_Agua_Puerca_y_las_Trancas Rancho Agua Puerca y Las Trancas] co-grantee
 
***1844 - Manuel: noted in Rowland (p.16) as alcalde. This may be the same Manuel shown as a property owner on the [[1866 Santa Cruz map]] (Block No. 3, Rincon Street).  
 
***1844 - Manuel: noted in Rowland (p.16) as alcalde. This may be the same Manuel shown as a property owner on the [[1866 Santa Cruz map]] (Block No. 3, Rincon Street).  

Revision as of 17:03, 19 June 2023

The Rodriguez family was one of the earliest and most important of the Californio families in what is now Santa Cruz County.

  • Jose Antonio was a native of Compostela, Jalisco. From Rowland:
    • 1782 - married while a soldado de cuera ("leather-jacket" soldier) at Mission San Gabriel. They had nine children who lived to adulthood.
    • 1786 - was at Monterey when first son Sebastian was born
    • 1787 - was a member of the escolta (military detachment) at Mission Soledad
    • 1798 - was one of six invalidos (retired soldier) who came, with his family, to live in the newly-established Villa de Branciforte
    • 1811 - was comisionado (military representative) of the Monterey Presidio at Branciforte
    • 1820 - died; buried at Mission San Carlos