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José María Verdugo (1751 - 1831) was a soldier from the Presidio of San Diego who was assigned to the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel at the time his land was granted by the Spanish Empire in 1784.

Spanish soldier

José María Verdugo (Carrillo) was born about 1751 in Presidio de Loreto, Baja California, Mexico to Juan Diego Verdugo and María Ygnacia de la Concepción Carrillo.^[1]^[2] Verdugo married María de la Encarnación López in 1779, and they had 11 children.^[3]

Rancho San Rafael

On October 20, 1784, Verdugo requested and received a grant from his army commander Governor Pedro Fages to settle and graze his cattle on what became Rancho San Rafael, also known as La Zanja.^[4] Corporal Verdugo's grant consisted of eight leagues (36,402 acres (147.31 km²)) of land stretching roughly from the Arroyo Seco in present day Pasadena to the Mission San Fernando.

In 1798 he retired from the army to become a full-time rancher, and title to his property was established by Spanish Governor Diego de Borica (born Vitoria, Spain, 1742 - died Durango, Mexico, 1800), on January 12, 1798.^[4] After a long illness, Verdugo died on 13 April 1831, at Mission San Gabriel, leaving his property to his son Julio Antonio Verdugo and daughter María Catalina Verdugo.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] He was buried at the cemetery at Mission San Gabriel Arcángel.

Mariano Verdugo

Mariano de la Luz Verdugo (1746 - 1822) was the brother of José María Verdugo. Mariano Verdugo was born at San Javier, Baja California, to Juan Diego Verdugo and María Ignacia de la Concepción Carrillo. Mariano Verdugo was promoted to the rank of corporal and placed in command of the guard at Mission San Luis Obispo in 1773. In 1781, he was elevated to sergeant and put in charge of the Monterey Presidio. In 1782, when Governor Felipe de Neve's expedition headed back to Mexico via the Colorado River, Verdugo led the military escort of the return trip. Mariano retired to Los Angeles around 1787, and served as alcalde of the Pueblo in 1790 - 1791 and 1802 - 1808. Mariano married Maria Guadalupe Lugo at Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo in 1775. Mariano's first wife died in San Diego in 1780, and he married Maria Gertrudis Gregoria Espinosa (1760 - 1830) in 1778.^[9]

Julio Verdugo

Julio Antonio Verdugo (1789 - 1876) married María de Jesus Romero, and had the following children: Teodoro Verdugo, Chrisóstimo, Fernando, Pedro, José María, Querino/Quirino, Rafael, Guillermo, Vittorio, Rafaela (first married to Fernando Sepúlveda then to Tomás Ávila Sánchez), and Maria Antonia (married Chabolla).^[10]

Legacy

Verdugo Mountains
Verdugo City
Verdugo Canyon
Verdugo Park
Verdugo Road

References

^ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Patron ordinance submission sheets, 1969-1991, Salt Lake City, Utah
^ Marie Northrop Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850, Vol. II, pp. 318-19
^ Marie Northrop Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850, Vol. I, pp. 352-53
^ ^a ^b Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of California, Vol. I, 1542-1800, pp.661-662
^ Verdugo to California
^ Juliet M. Arroyo, 2005, Early Glendale, California, Arcadia Publishing , ISBN 9780738529905
^ Glendale history
^ The Verdugos
^ Mariano de la Luz Verdugo and María Gregoria Espinosa marriage record
^ Fisher, Charles J (March/April 1996), "Julio Verdugo: Don of San Rafael" (PDF), Our Cornerstone, 1 (2): 1, 4 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[1] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Patron ordinance submission sheets, 1969-1991, Salt Lake City, Utah

[2] Marie Northrop Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850, Vol. II, pp. 318-19

[3] Marie Northrop Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850, Vol. I, pp. 352-53

[Hubert_Howe_Bancroft_1800,_pp.661-662-4] Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of California, Vol. I, 1542-1800, pp.661-662

[5] Verdugo to California

[6] Juliet M. Arroyo, 2005, Early Glendale, California, Arcadia Publishing , ISBN 9780738529905

[7] Glendale history

[8] The Verdugos

[9] Mariano de la Luz Verdugo and María Gregoria Espinosa marriage record

[10] Fisher, Charles J (March/April 1996), "Julio Verdugo: Don of San Rafael" (PDF), Our Cornerstone, 1 (2): 1, 4 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)

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 ==Spanish soldier==
-José María Verdugo (Carrillo)  was  born about 1751 in [[Loreto, Baja California Sur|Presidio de Loreto, Baja California]], [[Mexico]]to Juan Diego Verdugo and María Ygnacia de la Concepción Carrillo.<ref>Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ''Patron ordinance submission sheets, 1969-1991'', Salt Lake City, Utah</ref><ref>Marie Northrop ''Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850'', Vol. II, pp. 318-19</ref> Verdugo married María de la Encarnación López in 1779, and they had 11 children.<ref>Marie Northrop ''Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850'', Vol. I,  pp. 352-53</ref>
+José María Verdugo (Carrillo)  was  born about 1751 in [[Loreto, Baja California Sur|Presidio de Loreto, Baja California]], [[Mexico]] to Juan Diego Verdugo and María Ygnacia de la Concepción Carrillo.<ref>Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ''Patron ordinance submission sheets, 1969-1991'', Salt Lake City, Utah</ref><ref>Marie Northrop ''Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850'', Vol. II, pp. 318-19</ref> Verdugo married María de la Encarnación López in 1779, and they had 11 children.<ref>Marie Northrop ''Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850'', Vol. I,  pp. 352-53</ref>
 ==Rancho San Rafael==