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'''Juan Gonzales''' was a ''Californio'' son of a Spanish/Mexican soldier. Juan settled in Santa Cruz on the mission plaza. He was the first appointed ''mayordomo'' (overseer) of Mission Santa Cruz property following secularization in 1834. The name "Gonzelas" [sic] was listed as a property owner in Block 2 of the [[1866 Santa Cruz map]]. The map shows the Gonzales property as the middle one of three along the west side of the mission plaza. To the north was [[Rice, Henry|Henry Rice]], and to the south was [[Alzina, Francisco|Francisco Alzina]], who married a Gonzales daughter, Carlotta ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73418337/carlotta-alzina 1829-1920]). | '''Juan Jose Gonzales''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92701272/juan-gonzales 1807-1854]) was a ''Californio'' son of a Spanish/Mexican soldier. Juan settled in Santa Cruz on the mission plaza. He was the first appointed ''mayordomo'' (overseer) of Mission Santa Cruz property following secularization in 1834. The name "Gonzelas" [sic] was listed as a property owner in Block 2 of the [[1866 Santa Cruz map]]. The map shows the Gonzales property as the middle one of three along the west side of the mission plaza. To the north was [[Rice, Henry|Henry Rice]], and to the south was [[Alzina, Francisco|Francisco Alzina]], who married a Gonzales daughter, Maria Carlotta ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73418337/carlotta-alzina 1829-1920]). A note from a newspaper clipping on the Find-a-Grave page says the Gonzales property was sold at auction in 1856. | ||
* John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Four, item (25), page 96. | * John L. Chase, ''[[The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023)]]'', Chapter Four, item (25), page 96. | ||
* In 1833, Gonzales was granted [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rancho_Pescadero_(Gonzalez) ''Rancho Pescadero'']. | |||
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Revision as of 18:11, 26 June 2025
Juan Jose Gonzales (1807-1854) was a Californio son of a Spanish/Mexican soldier. Juan settled in Santa Cruz on the mission plaza. He was the first appointed mayordomo (overseer) of Mission Santa Cruz property following secularization in 1834. The name "Gonzelas" [sic] was listed as a property owner in Block 2 of the 1866 Santa Cruz map. The map shows the Gonzales property as the middle one of three along the west side of the mission plaza. To the north was Henry Rice, and to the south was Francisco Alzina, who married a Gonzales daughter, Maria Carlotta (1829-1920). A note from a newspaper clipping on the Find-a-Grave page says the Gonzales property was sold at auction in 1856.
- John L. Chase, The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture (4th ed. 2023), Chapter Four, item (25), page 96.
- In 1833, Gonzales was granted Rancho Pescadero.