Francisco Guerrero y Palomares facts for kids
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Francisco Guerrero y Palomares
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| 3rd Alcalde of San Francisco | |
| In office 1836–1837 |
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| Preceded by | José Joaquín Estudillo |
| Succeeded by | Ygnacio Martínez |
| 6th Alcalde of San Francisco | |
| In office 1839–1842 |
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| Preceded by | Francisco de Haro |
| Succeeded by | José de Jesús Noé |
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| Born | 1811 |
| Died | 13 July 1851 San Francisco |
| Resting place | Mission Dolores |
| Spouse | Josefa de Haro |
| Residence | Rancho Corral de Tierra |
Francisco Guerrero y Palomares (born 1811 – died July 13, 1851) was an important Californio leader. Californios were people of Spanish or Mexican heritage living in California. Francisco Guerrero was a politician and a rancher. He served as the "Alcalde" of San Francisco, which was then called Yerba Buena. An Alcalde was like a mayor and a judge all in one. He was sadly killed in 1851 during a time when there were many disagreements over land in California.
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Who Was Francisco Guerrero?
Francisco Guerrero was born in 1811 in Tepic, which was part of colonial Mexico at the time. In 1834, he moved to Alta California. This area later became the state of California in the United States. He settled in Yerba Buena, which is now the city of San Francisco.
Francisco Guerrero married Josefa de Haro. Her father, Francisco de Haro, was also an Alcalde. Francisco and Josefa had five sons together.
Serving as Alcalde
Francisco Guerrero was a respected leader in his community. He served as the Alcalde of Yerba Buena two times. His first term was in 1836. He was the third person to hold this important position. He served again as the sixth Alcalde from 1839 to 1842. As Alcalde, he helped manage the town and solve problems for its people.
His Rancho and Legacy
In 1844, Francisco Guerrero received a large piece of land called Rancho Corral de Tierra. A "rancho" was a big farm or ranch given by the government. This rancho was located in what is now San Mateo County, California. Today, part of this land is inside the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Francisco Guerrero is remembered in San Francisco. A street there, Guerrero Street, is named in his honor.
A Difficult Time in History
Francisco Guerrero died in 1851 in San Francisco. This was a time of big changes in California. Many American prospectors came to California looking for gold. There were often conflicts over land claims between these new arrivals and the Californios who had lived there for a long time. Francisco Guerrero was buried at the Mission Dolores cemetery in San Francisco.
