José de los Santos Berreyesa (April 28, 1817 – October 30, 1864), a member of the Berreyesa family, was the last Alcalde of Alta California. Fluent to a high degree in both English and Spanish, he served as a witness on many land grant cases before the Public Land Commission in the 1850s and 1860s.
Berreyesa served as the alcalde at the Mexican Presidio of Sonoma. In 1846, while alcalde and during the Bear Flag Revolt, he was jailed with two of his brothers by American John C. Frémont. When his father traveled up to see how his three sons were being treated in jail, the father and two cousins, twin sons of Francisco de Haro, were shot and killed in San Rafael by a group of three men, including Kit Carson, who was assigned the task by Frémont. The dead were stripped of their belongings, and left for Mission Indians to bury.[2] When Berreyesa asked whether his father had been killed, Frémont said it might have been a man named Castro. A soldier of Frémont's was seen wearing the father's serape, and Frémont refused to assist Berreyesa in retrieving it as a final token of his father to give to his mother. The three Berreyesa brothers resorted to buying the serape from the soldier for the extortionate price of $25 (equivalent to $800 in 2021).[2] Later, Carson told Jasper O'Farrell that he regretted killing the Californios, but that the act was only one such that Frémont ordered him to commit.[2]
Family
Berreyesa married Francisca Ignacis Martínez (1824–1907), a twin daughter of Ygnacio Martínez.[3] The couple had four sons and two daughters between 1848 and 1856.[3]
^ abFamilyTreeMaker.com. Descendants of Luis Cayetano (Berrelleza) Berreyesa. Generation No. 3 2010-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on August 17, 2009.
^ abcEldredge, Zoeth Skinner. The Beginnings of San Francisco, 1912. "Appendix D: The Murder of Berreyesa and the De Haros." Hosted at SFGenealogy. Retrieved on August 16, 2009.
^ abFamilyTreeMaker.com. Descendants of Luis Cayetano (Berrelleza) Berreyesa. Generation No. 4 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on August 17, 2009.
^United States. District Court (California : Northern District) Land Case 161 ND
^Report of the Surveyor General 1844 - 1886 2013-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
External links
Plat of Rancho Mallacomes, 1840s
Plat of Rancho Mallacomes, 1859–1860
Plat of Rancho Mallacomes, 1867–1868
Berreyesa family photos
January 20, 2023
josé, santos, berreyesa, april, 1817, october, 1864, member, berreyesa, family, last, alcalde, alta, california, fluent, high, degree, both, english, spanish, served, witness, many, land, grant, cases, before, public, land, commission, 1850s, 1860s, bornapril,. Jose de los Santos Berreyesa April 28 1817 October 30 1864 a member of the Berreyesa family was the last Alcalde of Alta California Fluent to a high degree in both English and Spanish he served as a witness on many land grant cases before the Public Land Commission in the 1850s and 1860s Jose de los Santos BerreyesaBornApril 28 1817San FranciscoDiedOctober 30 1864Martinez CaliforniaParentJose de los Reyes Berreyesa Contents 1 Life 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksLife EditJose de los Santos Berreyesa was born in Yerba Buena present day San Francisco in northern Alta California of Mexico He was the sixth child and fourth son of Jose de los Reyes Berreyesa 1 Berreyesa served as the alcalde at the Mexican Presidio of Sonoma In 1846 while alcalde and during the Bear Flag Revolt he was jailed with two of his brothers by American John C Fremont When his father traveled up to see how his three sons were being treated in jail the father and two cousins twin sons of Francisco de Haro were shot and killed in San Rafael by a group of three men including Kit Carson who was assigned the task by Fremont The dead were stripped of their belongings and left for Mission Indians to bury 2 When Berreyesa asked whether his father had been killed Fremont said it might have been a man named Castro A soldier of Fremont s was seen wearing the father s serape and Fremont refused to assist Berreyesa in retrieving it as a final token of his father to give to his mother The three Berreyesa brothers resorted to buying the serape from the soldier for the extortionate price of 25 equivalent to 800 in 2021 2 Later Carson told Jasper O Farrell that he regretted killing the Californios but that the act was only one such that Fremont ordered him to commit 2 FamilyBerreyesa married Francisca Ignacis Martinez 1824 1907 a twin daughter of Ygnacio Martinez 3 The couple had four sons and two daughters between 1848 and 1856 3 Rancho MallacomesBerreyesa received the 17 742 acre 71 80 km2 Mexican land grant of Rancho Mallacomes from Governor Manuel Micheltorena in 1843 It was located in the Napa Valley within present day in Napa County California After the U S statehood of California 1850 as required by the Land Act of 1851 a claim for Rancho Mallacomes was filed by Berreyesa in 1852 with the Public Land Commission 4 12 540 acres 50 7 km2 was patented by the U S to his estate in 1873 5 Jose de los Santos Berreyesa died in Martinez California on October 30 1864 1 See also EditBerreyesa family Jose Berreyesa disambiguation References Edit a b FamilyTreeMaker com Descendants of Luis Cayetano Berrelleza Berreyesa Generation No 3 Archived 2010 07 26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on August 17 2009 a b c Eldredge Zoeth Skinner The Beginnings of San Francisco 1912 Appendix D The Murder of Berreyesa and the De Haros Hosted at SFGenealogy Retrieved on August 16 2009 a b FamilyTreeMaker com Descendants of Luis Cayetano Berrelleza Berreyesa Generation No 4 Archived 2011 06 06 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on August 17 2009 United States District Court California Northern District Land Case 161 ND Report of the Surveyor General 1844 1886 Archived 2013 03 20 at the Wayback MachineExternal links EditPlat of Rancho Mallacomes 1840s Plat of Rancho Mallacomes 1859 1860 Plat of Rancho Mallacomes 1867 1868 Berreyesa family photos Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose de los Santos Berreyesa amp oldid 1111269143, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
