Carrillo family of California

The Carrillo family is a prominent Californio family of Southern California.[1][2] Members of the family held extensive rancho grants and numerous important political positions, including Governor of Alta California, Mayor of Los Angeles, Mayor of Santa Barbara, Mayor of Santa Monica, and a signer of the Californian Constitution.[3]

Notable members

The family was founded by José Raimundo Carrillo, one of the first settlers of San Diego. José Raimundo was born in Loreto, Baja California in 1749 and came to Alta California with the Portolà expedition in 1769. He served as Commandante of the Presidio of San Diego from 1807 to 1809.[4] On April 23, 1781 Carrillo married Tomasa Ignacia Lugo in a ceremony performed by Junipero Serra in San Carlos.

Carlos Antonio Carrillo was born in Santa Barbara in 1783. He was granted Santa Rosa Island in a land grant from Governor Manuel Micheltorena. He served as a member of the Congress of the Union from 1831 to 1832.[5] Carrillo was nominated as Governor of Alta California in opposition to Juan Bautista Alvarado, from 1837 to 1838, until he relinquished his claim to Alvarado.

José Antonio Carrillo was born in Santa Barbara in 1796. He served three times as the Mayor of Los Angeles. He distinguished himself for achieving victory at the Battle of Rancho Domínguez. He served as a delegate to the Monterey Constitutional Convention of 1849 and was a signer of the Californian Constitution.

Juan José Carrillo was born in Santa Barbara in 1842. He was prominent a politician and served as Mayor of Santa Monica from 1890 to 1897, as well as a Santa Monica City Trustee from 1888 to 1898, the longest serving trustee in history. He also served as the last City Marshal of Los Angeles from 1875 to 1876.[6]

Leopoldo Antonio Carrillo, popularly known as Leo Carrillo, was born in Los Angeles in 1880. He was a famous Hollywood actor in the early 20th century, best known for his role in The Cisco Kid.[7] He was also a noted California conservationist, playing in a key role in the Californian government's acquisition of Hearst Castle in San Simeon and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in California's Colorado Desert.[8] Leo Carrillo State Park is named for him.

Joaquín Carrillo, who served as the 3rd Mayor of Santa Barbara, from 1851 to 1852.
José Carrillo, who served as the 8th Mayor of Santa Barbara, in 1855.
Guillermo Carrillo, who served as the 11th Mayor of Santa Barbara, from 1858 to 1859.
Pedro Carrillo, who served in the California Senate, from 1853 to 1854.
María Ygnacia López de Carrillo, founder of Santa Rosa, California

The Hill-Carrillo Adobe in Santa Barbara is the former residence of Guillermo Carrillo.

The Casa de Carrillo in San Diego is the former residence of Joaquín Carrillo.

Leo Carrillo's former estate, Rancho de los Quiotes, in Carlsbad is open to the public as the Carrillo Ranch Historic Park.

Carrillo High School in Santa Rosa is named María Ygnacia López de Carrillo.

The Carrillo Family Archived 2009-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
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"José Raimundo Carrillo" biography from Smythe's History of San Diego (1907-09), p. 162
Rose Marie Beebe; Robert M Senkewicz (28 August 2015). Lands of Promise and Despair: Chronicles of Early California, 1535–1846. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 386. ISBN 978-0-8061-5356-8.
Luther A Ingersoll, Ingersoll's Century History, Santa Monica Bay Cities - Prefaced with a Brief History of the State of California, a Condensed History of Los Angeles County, 1542–1908; Supplemented with an Encyclopedia of Local Biography, ISBN 978-1-4086-2367-1, 2008
"'Cisco Kid' in Top Kid Spot", Billboard, April 30, 1955, p. 8.
"Leo Carrillo SP State Park". www.parks.ca.gov. Retrieved 2010-04-16.

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