Manuel Requena

Manuel Requena

Manuel Requena (1802–1876) served as Acting Mayor of Los Angeles, California for twelve days during 1856. A Los Angeles pioneer, Mequena served the city in both the Mexican and American periods.

Early life

Requena was born in 1802 in Campieto, Mexico, where he grew up and went on to become a successful merchant. In 1834 he moved to Los Angeles, where he quickly became an important business and political figure for the Mexican government.

Political career

Requena served as First Alcalde, which is equivalent to the position of mayor, during the last years of Los Angeles under Mexican rule.

When the Los Angeles Common Council (which preceded the Los Angeles City Council) was formed in 1850 after Los Angeles was incorporated as an American town, Requena became one of its charter members. He served during the periods of 1850—1854, 1856 (when as council president, he subsequently served as acting mayor), and 1864—1868.^[1][2]

Requena was elected to the first Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in 1852.^[3]

References

1. ^ Schmal, John P. "The Four Latino Mayors of Los Angeles," HispanicVista, May 23, 2005
2. ^ Chronological Record of Los Angeles City Officials: 1850—1938, Compiled under Direction of Municipal Reference Library City Hall, Los Angeles March 1938 (Reprinted 1966)
3. ^ Supervisor Manuel Requena

Preceded by Manuel Dominguez and Antonio F. Coronel (as Justices of the Peace)	First Alcalde of Los Angeles, Alta California 1844—1845	Succeeded by Vicente Sánchez
Preceded by None	Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors 4th district 1852—1853	Succeeded by Daniel M. Thomas
Preceded by Stephen C. Foster	Mayor of Los Angeles, California September 22, 1856—October 4, 1856	Succeeded by John G. Nichols

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Name	Requena, Manuel
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	1802
Place of birth
Date of death	1876
Place of death