[[File: The Sepúlveda family was a prominent Californio family of Southern California. [1] [2] Members of the family held extensive rancho grants and numerous important positions, including Alcalde of Los Angeles ( Mayor of Los Angeles), California State Assemblymen, and Los Angeles County Supervisor.
Notable members
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Francisco Xavier Sepúlveda
Francisco Xavier Sepúlveda, born in 1747, is the founder of the family. [1] He married María Candelaria de Redondo in 1762; they had six children. He came to California in 1781, as part a military regiment under the leadership of the José de Zúñiga. [3] He served as a military escort for settlers arriving to the Pueblo de Los Ángeles as part of the efforts led by Fernando Rivera y Moncada, former Governor of the Californias. Subsequently, he settled in San Diego, serving at the Presidio of San Diego from 1781 to 1786. After retiring from military service, he settled in Los Angeles. He died in 1788 and is buried at Mission San Gabriel Arcángel.
Juan José Sepúlveda
Juan José Sepúlveda was born in 1764, as the eldest son of Francisco Xavier Sepúlveda and María Candelaria de Redondo. He married Tomasa Gutiérrez at Mission San Juan Capistrano in 1786, with whom he had three children. [3] Following Gutiérrez's death, Sepúlveda remarried to Mariana Díaz Lorenzana in 1804 at Mission San Diego de Alcalá. [3] He served as a soldier at the Presidio of San Diego from the mid-1790's until 1802, when he was transferred to Mission San Gabriel Arcángel. He retired and died in 1808, in San Gabriel and was buried at the mission. [1]
Francisco Sepúlveda II
Francisco Sepúlveda II was born in 1775, as the youngest son of Francisco Xavier Sepúlveda and María Candelaria de Redondo. [3] He married María Teodora Ramona Serrano in 1802 at Mission San Diego de Alcalá. [3]
José Dolores Sepúlveda
Juan María Sepúlveda
Juan María Sepúlveda was born in 1824 in Los Angeles, to Francisco Sepúlveda II and María Teodora Ramona Serrano. He served as the 2nd Los Angeles County Assessor, from 1857 to 1858. [4] He was elected as a member of the Los Angeles Common Council, serving from 1853 to 1854. [5] He was married to María de Jesus Alvarado, a member of the Pico family. He died in 1868 in Los Angeles.
Juan Capistrano Sepúlveda
Juan Capistrano Sepúlveda was born in 1814 in San Gabriel, to José Dolores Sepúlveda and María Ignacia Marcia Ávila. [1] He served as a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in 1854 for the 3rd district. [6]
Ignacio Sepúlveda
Other members
- Sepúlveda, who served one term as Mayor of Santa Barbara (1854 to 1855)
Legacy
The family is the namesake of Sepulveda Boulevard, a vital thoroughfare in Los Angeles and the longest street in Los Angeles County. Sepulveda station in Van Nuys and Expo/Sepulveda station in West Los Angeles both bear the name of the family.
Sepulveda Pass, which passes through the Santa Monica Mountains, connects Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, alongside Sepulveda Dam, are both named for the family. Sepulveda, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley, is now commonly known as the North Hills, is named for the family.
Several former estates and homes of the family are now historic landmarks, including:
- Sepulveda House in El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument is a National Historic Landmark [7]
- Diego Sepúlveda Adobe in Costa Mesa, California is a California Historical Landmark [8]
- José Dolores Sepúlveda Adobe in Torrance, California is a California Historical Landmark [9]
- Yucaipa Sepúlveda Adobe in Yucaipa, California is a California Historical Landmark [10]
- Site of Home of Diego Sepúlveda in San Pedro, California is a California Historical Landmark [11]
- Sepúlveda Adobe in Malibu Creek State Park [12]
Numerous schools are named after the family, including:
- Sepulveda Elementary School in Santa Ana
- Sepulveda Elementary School in Torrance
- Francisco Sepulveda Middle School in Los Angeles
- Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle School in Palos Verdes
References
- ^ a b c d University of California Press - Three Generations of the Sepulveda Family in Southern California
- ^ California State University Northridge - University Library: Early Los Angeles History
- ^ a b c d e California Military Museum - Soldiers & Settlers of the Expedition of 1781
- ^ Los Angeles County Assessor - 2016 Annual Report
- ^ Chronological Record of Los Angeles City Officials,1850-1938, compiled under direction of Municipal Reference Library, City Hall, Los Angeles (March 1938, reprinted 1966). "Prepared ... as a report on Project No. SA 3123-5703-6077-8121-9900 conducted under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration"
- ^ Supervisor Juan Sepulveda Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sepulveda House : El Pueblo De Los Angeles : The City of Los Angeles". elpueblo.lacity.org. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
- ^ Costa Mesa Historical Society - Diego Sepúlveda Adobe
- ^ California Historical Landmarks - José Dolores Sepúlveda Adobe
- ^ San Bernardino County Museum - Yucaipa Adobe
- ^ California State Parks - Office of Historic Preservation: Site of Home of Site of Home of Diego Sepúlveda
- ^ Malibu Creek State Park - History