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Pío Pico

Governor of Alta California (1801-1894) · Mexico · Politicians · Died at 93

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Pío de Jesús Pico IV was a Californio politician, ranchero, and entrepreneur, famous for serving as the last governor of Alta California under Mexican rule from 1845 to 1846. He briefly held the governorship during a disputed period in 1832.

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Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, where Pico was bornMission San Gabriel Arcángel, where Pico was bornPortrait of Pico held by the California State Library, c. 1847[15]Portrait of Pico held by the California State Library, c. 1847[15]Pico's 1831 rebellion ended with a battle located at Cahuenga Pass, which is pictured above in 1888.Pico's 1831 rebellion ended with a battle located at Cahuenga Pass, which is pictured above in 1888.President Valentín Gómez Farías (pictured) ordered the full secularization of California's missionsPresident Valentín Gómez Farías (pictured) ordered the full secularization of California's missionsMission San Luis Rey de Francia, which Pico became comisionado of in 1835. He sought to profit off of it, and became known for his cruel and authoritative treatment of the natives there.Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, which Pico became comisionado of in 1835. He sought to profit off of it, and became known for his cruel and authoritative treatment of the natives there.

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Pío de Jesús Pico IV was a Californio politician, ranchero, and entrepreneur, famous for serving as the last governor of Alta California under Mexican rule from 1845 to 1846. He briefly held the governorship during a disputed period in 1832. A member of the prominent Pico family of California, he was one of the wealthiest men in California at the time and a hugely influential figure in Californian society, continuing as a citizen of the nascent U.S. state of California.

Country
Mexico
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1801 to 1894 · aged 93

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