Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. Andrés Pico was a Californio who became a successful rancher, fought in the contested Battle of San Pascual during the Mexican–American War, and negotiated promises of post-war protections for Californios in the 1847 Treaty of Cahuenga. After California became one of the United States, Pico was elected to the state Assembly and Senate. He was appointed as the commanding brigadier general of the state militia during the U.S. Civil War. Caption: Gen. Andres Pico owner of Rancho Los Coyotes in 1846 when California was conquered by the United States. The rancho was part of the ancient Los Nietos grant. Hazan - Dyson Collection.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_2567 ark:/21198/zz002dcc2b
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Generals--Mexican Pico, Andrés, 1810-1876
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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