Andrés Pico (1810 – 1866) was an influential American in the mid-19th century California.
Born in San Diego, California, he was the son of José María Pico and María Eustaquia López. Andrés Pico was the brother of Pío Pico, the last governor of Mexican Alta California. In 1845, Andrés Pico and Juan Manso were granted a nine-year lease for Rancho Ex-Mission San Fernando in the San Fernando Valley. Pico, at that time a 35-year old rancher, lived in ...
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Andrés Pico (1810 – 1866) was an influential American in the mid-19th century California.
Born in San Diego, California, he was the son of José María Pico and María Eustaquia López. Andrés Pico was the brother of Pío Pico, the last governor of Mexican Alta California. In 1845, Andrés Pico and Juan Manso were granted a nine-year lease for Rancho Ex-Mission San Fernando in 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 of Alta California in opposition to the U.S. provisional government. In 1846 Pico unsuccessfully led an attack on forces commanded by U.S. general Stephen Watts Kearny at the Battle of San Pasqual where Kearny's command was dealt a hard blow, but Kearny retained the field of battle and the ability to maneuver. However, fearing Kearny might execute him, Pico signed...
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