Don Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (4 July 1807 â€" 18 January 1890) was a
Californio general, statesman, and public figure. He was born a
subject of Spain, performed his military duties as an officer of the
Republic of Mexico, and shaped the transition of Alta California from
a territory of Mexico to the U.S. state of California. He served in
the first session of the California State Senate. The city of Vallejo,
California is named after him, and the nearby city of Benicia is named
after his wife (née Francisca Benicia Carrillo).Mariano Vallejo was
born in Monterey, California, the eighth of thirteen children and
third son of Ignacio Vicente Ferrer Vallejo (July 29, 1748 â€" May 10,
1832) and María Antonia Lugo (September 1, 1776 â€" May 7,
1855).There is controversy over Vallejo's exact date of birth.
According to Vallejo himself, and his family bible, he was born on 7
July 1807. His baptismal certificate, however, signed by Fr. Baltasar
Carnicer states that he was baptized on 5 July 1807, and born the
previous night (4 July 1807). Other sources state a birthdate of 7
July 1808.M.G. Vallejo's parents were at Santa Barbara Mission
February 18, 1791. His paternal grandparents, Gerónimo Vallejo and
Antonia Gómez; maternal grandparents, Francisco Lugo and Juana María
Rita Martínez. His father's great grandfather, Pedro Vallejo, was
said to have served as viceroy of New Spain, although his name does
not appear on the list of viceroys. Earlier Vallejo ancestors were
said to include a captain who served under Hernan Cortés and an
admiral, Alonso Vallejo, said to be the commander of the ship which
brought Columbus back to Spain as a prisoner in 1500. However, these
ancestors were probably only a family mythology. Ignacio himself had
been a well considered sergeant (sargento distinguido) at the Presidio
of Monterey, who eventually served as Alcalde of San José. Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter