The El Sur grant was made in 1834 by Governor Jose Figueroa to Juan Bautista Alvarado. The ranch was managed and then assumed by Alvarado’s Uncle, Captain John Rogers Cooper. Early records indicate a 5-year contract signed in 1843, to lease El Sur to John Dye, a Kentucky native who used the ranch to raise mules.

In the year 1836, Governor Alvarado was President of the Department Assembly, which body had declared California to be a free, sovereign, and independent State, under the Constitution of 1824, overthrowing Nicolas Gutierrez, then Governor under Mexico, and creating thereby a vacancy in the gubernational chair.

Gov. Juan Bautista Alvarado, fearing a revolt from the swelling ranks of American and British foreigners, ordered California's first deportations of undocumented immigrants. Photo courtesy of the Photo Collection – Los Angeles Public Library.

Juan Bautista Valentín Alvarado y Vallejo (February 14, 1809 – July 13, 1882) [1] [2] usually known as Juan Bautista Alvarado, was a Californio politician that served as governor of Alta California from 1837 to 1842. [3]

Discover life events, stories and photos about Juan Bautista Cosme Alvarado (1843–1910) of Monterey, Monterey, California, United States.

Juan Bautista Alvarado (1828) A.30: Letter addressed to the people of California by Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado indicating that the army stopped a conspiracy, by immigrants, to over throw the government.

Juan Valentín Bautista Alvarado y Vallejo (February 14, 1809 – July 13, 1882) was a Californio politician that served as Governor of Alta California from 1837-42.

Born the son of a Spanish military officer, Alvarado quickly built a reputation for himself and by 1834, was elected to the California legislature and appointed Collector of the Customs House at Monterey.

Feb 15, 2014 · A replica of the adobe home built in 1842 and inhabited by Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado! What makes it historical?

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