Agustín Vicente Zamorano (1798 – 1842), provisional Governor of Alta California.
Zamorano was born in Spanish Florida to Spanish parents and entered the army May 1, 1821 as a cadet. He served in Mexico then came to in California in 1825 as Secretary of State to Governor of Alta California to the governor, José María Echeandía. He served until 1831, during which he would create letterhead from woodblocks and type, without a printing press. During ...
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Agustín Vicente Zamorano (1798 – 1842), provisional Governor of Alta California.
Zamorano was born in Spanish Florida to Spanish parents and entered the army May 1, 1821 as a cadet. He served in Mexico then came to in California in 1825 as Secretary of State to Governor of Alta California to the governor, José María Echeandía. He served until 1831, during which he would create letterhead from woodblocks and type, without a printing press. During January 31, 1832-January 15, 1833, Zamorano served as provisional Governor of Alta California, in the north, with José María de Echeandía, serving in the south.
In February 1827 Zamorano married María Luisa Argüello, daughter of Santiago Argüello, in a famous double wedding in San Diego. His children were Dolores, Luis, Gonzalo, Guadalupe, Josefa, Agustín, and Eulalia. Zamorano participated in the 1831 Mexican Revolution, heading a group of rebels in Monterey, including a number of foreign residents, as Captain of the Monterey Company.
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