- Andrés Pico
Infobox Governor
name = Andrés Pico
order = flagicon|MEX
office = Governor of Alta California
term_start = 1847
term_end = 1847
lieutenant =
predecessor =José María Flores
successor =William B. Ide
birth_date = 1810
birth_place =San Diego, California
death_date = 1866 (age 56)
death_place =
party =
spouse =
profession =Politician ,soldier
religion = Roman CatholicGeneral Don Andrés Pico (1810-1866) was an influentialMexican -California n in the mid-19th century. He was born toJosé María Pico andMaría Eustaquia López inSan Diego, California .In 1845, Andrés Pico and Juan Manso were granted a nine-year lease for the San Fernando Valley. Pico, at that time a 35-year old rancher, lived in Los Angeles. He ran cattle on his ranch and made the Mission his rancho home.
During the
Mexican-American War Pico commanded the Mexican forces in California and was Mexican Governor ofAlta California in opposition to the U.S. provisional government. In 1846 Pico unsuccessfully led an attack on forces commanded by U.S. generalStephen Watts Kearny at theBattle of San Pasqual where Kearny's command was dealt a hard blow, but Kearny retained the field of battle and the ability to manuever. However, fearing Kearny might execute him, Pico signed with the American commanderJohn C. Frémont , theTreaty of Cahuenga January 13, 1847, which ended the war in California.cite book |last=Pitt |first=Leonard |coauthors=Pitt, Dale |title=Los Angeles A to Z: An Encyclopedia of the City and County |page=p. 392 |location=Berkeley |publisher=University of California Press |year=1997 |isbn=0520202740]After California became an American state, Pico remained in California, retained his extensive landholdings, and served as a state senator from San Diego in 1860 and 1861 as a Breckenridge Democrat, a Southern sympathizer.
Andrés Pico was the brother of
Pío Pico , the last governor of MexicanAlta California .Andrés never married, but adopted several children.ee also
* Andres Pico Adobendash one of the oldest structures in the
San Fernando Valley Pico Blvd in Los Angeles is named in his honor.
References
External links
* [http://www.laparks.com/dos/historic/andres.htm Andres Pico Adobe]
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