List of Californios people, the Californios (singular Californio) are Hispanic Californians, especially those descended from Spanish and Mexican settlers of the 17th through 19th centuries before California was annexed by the United States.
| Image | Birth, death | Birthplace | Occupation | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880–1961 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | actor | Hollywood move actor and nature conservationist,[1] [2] namesake of Leo Carrillo State Park | |||
| 1815–1890 | San Diego, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | women's rights activist, writer | one of the first writers of Californian history[3] | |||
| 1792–1835 | writer, military leader, politician | General and the Mexican Governor of Alta California from 1833 to 1835;[4] [5] author of the first book published in California and Governor of Alta California | ||||
| 1893–1963 | San Francisco, California, U.S. | actor | Vaudeville actor, and president of The Lambs Club[6] | |||
| 1891–1918 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | actress | silent-era movie actress[7] | |||
| born 1949 | poet, short story writer, editor, teacher | Poets Laureate of San Francisco in 2012[8] [9] | ||||
| 1798–1850 | Barcelona, Spain | painter | religious fresco painter[10] | |||
| 1798–1842 | Spanish Florida | military personnel, publisher, printmaker | first person to bring a printing press to California and the first publisher in California[11] |
| Image | Birth, death | Birthplace | Occupation | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1816–1866 | Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician, journalist | three-term Mayor of Los Angeles[12] | |||
| 1809–1882 | Monterey, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician | served as Governor of Alta California from 1837 to 1842[13] | |||
| 1798–1853 | Santa Clara, Province of Las Californias, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician, ranchero, soldier | Alcalde of San José (mayor) in 1836 and was the rancho grantee for Rancho Milpitas; founder of Milpitas, California[14] | |||
| 1867–1891 | San Juan Capistrano, California, U.S. | ranchera, protester, folk hero | first convicted felon and first state prisoner in Orange County, California[15] | |||
| 1800–1859 | Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru (now Peru) | politician, ranchero | known for his role in the development of San Diego, California in the mid-19th century[16] | |||
| c. 1802 – 1889 | Villa de Branciforte, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now Santa Cruz), California | ranchera, medical practitioner, merchant | founding mother of San Francisco, California, and Mayfield, California (now Palo Alto, California)[17] [18] | |||
| 1783–1852 | Santa Barbara, Province of Las Californias, Viceroyalty of New Spain | politician, military officer,ranchero | serve as Governor of Alta California from 1837 to 1838[19] | |||
| 1796–1862 | Santa Barbara, Province of Las Californias, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician, ranchero | signer of the California Constitution in 1849; served three terms as Alcalde of Los Angeles (mayor)[20] | |||
| 1842–1916 | Santa Barbara, Department of the Californias, Centralist Republic of Mexico (now California, U.S.) | politician, judge | Mayor of Santa Monica and as the last City Marshal of Los Angeles, California[21] | |||
| born 1971 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | politician | [22] | |||
| 1817–1894 | Mexico City, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now Mexico) | politician, ranchero | served as Mayor of Los Angeles and California State Treasurer | |||
| 1795–1862 | Mexico City, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now Mexico) | politician, ranchero, military personnel | member of the Los Angeles Common Council | |||
| c. 1809–1870 | France | politician | signer of the Californian Constitution and California State Assemblyman, Mayor of Santa Barbara | |||
| 1792–1849 | Compostela, New Kingdom of Galicia, New Spain (now Nayarit, Mexico) | politician | first Mayor of San Francisco | |||
| 1825–1881 | Santa Barbara, Alta California | politician, military officer | Mayor of Santa Barbara and California State Senator[23] | |||
| 1819–1874 | Santa Barbara, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician | Lieutenant Governor of California, a California State Senator, and signer of the Californian Constitution | |||
| 1779–1858 | Novales, Cantabria, Spain | military leader, ranchero | Commandant of the Presidio of Santa Barbara, the Presidio of San Diego, and the Presidio of Monterey | |||
| 1854–1938 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | politician, lawyer | youngest ever President pro tem of the California Senate, and founder of UCLA | |||
| 1808–1880 | New Kingdom of Galicia, New Spain (now Jalisco, Mexico) | politician, ranchero | owned much of the Santa Clarita Valley, Mayor of Los Angeles, and a California State Assemblyman | |||
| 1808–1850 | Madrid, Spain | politician, ranchero, merchant | Mayor of San Diego and signer of the Californian Constitution | |||
| 1803–1882 | San Diego, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician, ranchero | signer of the California Constitution, Mayor of Los Angeles, founder of San Pedro neighborhood, Carson, and Compton; namesake of CSU Dominguez Hills, and Rancho Dominguez | |||
| 1803–1852 | Monterey, Province of Las Californias, Viceroyalty of New Spain (California, U.S.) | politician, ranchero, soldier | Mayor of San Diego, and first San Diego County Assessor | |||
| 1838–1917 | San Diego, Department of the Californias, Centralist Republic of Mexico (now California, U.S.) | politician | California State Treasurer | |||
| 1800–1852 | Monterey, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician, ranchero | 2nd Alcalde of San Francisco (mayor) | |||
| unknown–1830 | military officer, ranchero | Commandant of the Presidio of San Diego | ||||
| 1892–1972 | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | political activist, suffragette, actress | vice-chair of the Democratic National Committee, women's suffrage activist | |||
| born 1970 | Saratoga, California, U.S. | politician | Mayor of San Jose | |||
| 1819–1869 | Baja California Sur, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now Mexico) | politician, ranchero | secretary of state under Pío Pico | |||
| 1805–1862 | politician, soldier, ranchero | 7th and 12th Alcalde of San Francisco (mayor); last Californio to serve as Mayor of San Francisco | ||||
| 1820–1876 | politician, judge | first elected judge in Los Angeles and namesake of Calle Olvera (Olvera Street) | ||||
| 1797–1874 | Santa Barbara, Province of Las Californias, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | ranchera, socialite | early developer of Redwood City | |||
| 1790–1860 | Guadalajara, Jalisco | politician, ranchero, soldier | member of the Provincial Deputation of Alta California | |||
| 1831–1899 | Santa Barbara, Alta California, First Mexican Empire (now California, U.S.) | politician, diplomat | only Hispanic to serve as Governor of California since the U.S. conquest | |||
| 1793–1876 | Monterey, Province of Las Californias, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician, ranchero soldier | Mayor of San Jose, founder of Concord, California | |||
| 1810–1876 | San Diego, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician, ranchero, military leader | leader of the Californio forces during the American conquest of California | |||
| 1808–1869 | Monterey, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician, ranchero | Mayor of San Jose, signer of the Californian Constitution | |||
| 1801–1894 | Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, San Gabriel, Alta California, New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician, ranchero, entrepreneur | last Mexican Governor of Alta California and namesake of Pico Rivera | |||
| 1842–1916 | Pueblo de Los Ángeles, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician, judge | first judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court | |||
| 1797–1865 | Barcelona, Spain | politician, businessman, ranchero | Mayor of San Jose, and namesake of Sunol, California | |||
| 1800–1858 | San Diego, Province of Las Californias, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) | politician, ranchero, landowner | Mayor of Santa Ana, and namesake of Yorba Linda, California |
| Image | Birth, death | Birthplace | Occupation | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1853–1884 | Vic, Catalonia, Spain | Spanish Catholic clergyman | the first Bishop of Monterey (1850–1853) and then as Archbishop of San Francisco (1853–1884) | |||
| 1721–1782 | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | Franciscan missionary, explorer | Padre-Presidente of the Californian Missions, explorer of Las Californias[24] | |||
| 1736–1803 | Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain | Basque Franciscan missionary | founder of nine of the twenty-one Spanish missions in California[25] | |||
| 1793–1884 | Mexico City, Mexico | teacher, matron, religious leader, nurse | [26] | |||
| 1804–1875 | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | Roman Catholic friar | last Apostolic Administrator of the Californias[27] | |||
| 1713–1784 | Petra, Majorca, Spain | Catholic priest, Franciscan missionary | founder of eight of the twenty-one Spanish missions in California[28] |