Description
The Vallejo family has deep roots in North America, and in California particularly. General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo's ancestors
came to the Americas with the first conquistadors in the late fifteenth century. Several held prominent positions: Don Pedro
Vallejo, for example, was viceroy of New Spain. General Vallejo's father, Don Ignacio Vallejo, was a member of Father Junipero
Serra's military guard and was with him when he came to California in 1769 to begin missionizing among the California Indians.
General Vallejo's wife, Francisca Carrillo, also came from a prominent California family. Her great-grandmother came to California
from Sinaloa, Mexico as a young widow with the second Anza Expedition of 1775-1776. The collection includes material from
1748 to 1996 and best represents the life and interests of General Vallejo's seventh child, Platon. Much of the legal and
financial papers, the correspondence, and personal papers located in the Vallejo Family Documents reflect Platon's legal and
financial dealings, his interest in California history and the history of his own family in California, Vallejo genealogy,
and the Suisun Indians.
Background
The Vallejo family has deep roots in California. General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo's ancestors came to the Americas with the
first conquistadors in the late fifteenth century. Several held prominent positions: Don Pedro Vallejo, for example, was viceroy
of New Spain. General Vallejo's father, Don Ignacio Vallejo, was a member of Father Junipero Serra's military guard and was
with him when he came to California in 1769 to begin missionizing among the California Indians. General Vallejo's wife, Francisca
Carrillo, also came from a prominent California family. Her great-grandmother came to California from Sinaloa, Mexico as a
young widow with the second Anza Expedition of 1775-1776.
Restrictions
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from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is
given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include
or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
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