List of mayors of Los Angeles, California
Encyclopedia
Listing of the mayors of the Pueblo de Los Angeles
and Los Angeles
from 1781 to 1850, before the admission of California
to statehood in the United States
.
-Mayor of the El Pueblo de la Reina de los Ángeles
in the Las Californias
[1786-1804] and Alta California
[1804-1822] territories of the Commandancy General of the Provincias Internas in the Castilian (Spanish)
Viceroyalty of New Spain.
-Mayor of the Pueblo de Los Angeles in the Alta California
territory of Independent Mexico [1821-1848].
of the town of Los Angeles
in the U.S. Executive Department of California
[1848-1850].
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Pueblo de Los Angeles
El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles was the Spanish civilian pueblo founded in 1781, which by the 20th century became the American metropolis of Los Angeles....
and Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
from 1781 to 1850, before the admission of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to statehood in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Spanish Colonial era - 1781-1821
The office of AlcaldeAlcalde
Alcalde , or Alcalde ordinario, is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions. An alcalde was, in the absence of a corregidor, the presiding officer of the Castilian cabildo and judge of first instance of a town...
-Mayor of the El Pueblo de la Reina de los Ángeles
Pueblo de Los Angeles
El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles was the Spanish civilian pueblo founded in 1781, which by the 20th century became the American metropolis of Los Angeles....
in the Las Californias
Las Californias
The Californias, or in — - was the name given by the Spanish to their northwestern territory of New Spain, comprising the present day states of Baja California and Baja California Sur on the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico; and the present day U.S. state of California in the United States of...
[1786-1804] and Alta California
Alta California
Alta California was a province and territory in the Viceroyalty of New Spain and later a territory and department in independent Mexico. The territory was created in 1769 out of the northern part of the former province of Las Californias, and consisted of the modern American states of California,...
[1804-1822] territories of the Commandancy General of the Provincias Internas in the Castilian (Spanish)
Crown of Castile
The Crown of Castile was a medieval and modern state in the Iberian Peninsula that formed in 1230 as a result of the third and definitive union of the crowns and parliaments of the kingdoms of Castile and León upon the accession of the then King Ferdinand III of Castile to the vacant Leonese throne...
Viceroyalty of New Spain.
- The Alcalde was elected annually, without the right to reelection for two years. With the incomplete nature of records from the Spanish colonial period of Los Angeles, only the first year of 1781 is certain.
| Name | Tenure | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Jose Vicente Feliz | 1781-1786 | Comisionado (area military commissioner), acted as Chief Public Official. |
| Jose Vanegas | 1786-1788 | Alcalde Alcalde Alcalde , or Alcalde ordinario, is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions. An alcalde was, in the absence of a corregidor, the presiding officer of the Castilian cabildo and judge of first instance of a town... |
| Jose Sinova | 1789 | Alcalde |
| Francisco Reyes Juan Francisco Reyes (soldier) Juan Francisco Reyes , soldado de cuero on the 1769 Portola expedition, alcalde of the Pueblo de Los Angeles for three terms, and recipient of the Spanish land grant for Los Encino and later Lompoc.-Juan Francisco Reyes:In 1769 Francisco Reyes, left his home in Mexico to join the Spanish army... |
1790 | Alcalde (removed from office for gambling in July) |
| Mariano Verdugo Mariano Verdugo Mariano de la Luz Verdugo was a Spanish soldier and later Mayor of the Pueblo of Los Angeles.Mariano de la Luz Verdugo was born at San Javier, Baja California, to Juan Diego Verdugo and María Ignacia de la Concepción Carrillo... |
1790-1791 | Alcalde (elected July 1790, reelected January 1791) |
| Jose Vanegas | 1792 | Alcalde (tenure uncertain) |
| Francisco Reyes Juan Francisco Reyes (soldier) Juan Francisco Reyes , soldado de cuero on the 1769 Portola expedition, alcalde of the Pueblo de Los Angeles for three terms, and recipient of the Spanish land grant for Los Encino and later Lompoc.-Juan Francisco Reyes:In 1769 Francisco Reyes, left his home in Mexico to join the Spanish army... |
1793-1795 | Alcalde |
| José Vanegas | 1796 | Alcalde |
| Manuel Ramírez Arellaneo | 1797 | Alcalde |
| Guillermo Soto | 1798 | Alcalde |
| Francisco Serrano | 1799 | Alcalde |
| Joaquin Higuera | 1800-1801 | Alcalde |
| Mariano Verdugo Mariano Verdugo Mariano de la Luz Verdugo was a Spanish soldier and later Mayor of the Pueblo of Los Angeles.Mariano de la Luz Verdugo was born at San Javier, Baja California, to Juan Diego Verdugo and María Ignacia de la Concepción Carrillo... |
1802-1808 | Alcalde |
| Guillermo Soto | 1809 | Alcalde |
| Francisco Avila | 1810 | Alcalde |
| Manuel Gutierrez Manuel Gutiérrez Manuel Gutiérrez is a Mexican football defender who played for Mexico in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club América.-External links:*... |
1811-1812 | Alcalde |
| Guillermo Soto | 1812-1815 | Comisionado, assumed responsibilities of Alcalde |
| Antonio Maria Lugo | 1816 | Alcalde |
| José Polanco | 1817 | Alcalde |
| Anastasio Avila | 1819-1821 | Alcalde |
Mexican Colonial era - 1822 to 1848
The office of AlcaldeAlcalde
Alcalde , or Alcalde ordinario, is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions. An alcalde was, in the absence of a corregidor, the presiding officer of the Castilian cabildo and judge of first instance of a town...
-Mayor of the Pueblo de Los Angeles in the Alta California
Alta California
Alta California was a province and territory in the Viceroyalty of New Spain and later a territory and department in independent Mexico. The territory was created in 1769 out of the northern part of the former province of Las Californias, and consisted of the modern American states of California,...
territory of Independent Mexico [1821-1848].
| Name | Tenure | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel Gutierrez Manuel Gutiérrez Manuel Gutiérrez is a Mexican football defender who played for Mexico in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club América.-External links:*... |
1821-1824 | Alcalde |
| Guillermo Cota | 1824 | Alcalde |
| Encarnacion Urquides | 1824 | Alcalde |
| José Maria Avila | 1825 | Alcalde |
| José Antonio Carrillo José Antonio Carrillo Captain José Antonio Ezequiel Carrillo was a Californio rancher, officer, and politician in the early years of Mexican Alta California and U.S... |
1826 | Alcalde |
| Claudio Lopez | 1826-1827 | Alcalde |
| Guillermo Cota | 1827-1828 | Alcalde |
| José Antonio Carrillo José Antonio Carrillo Captain José Antonio Ezequiel Carrillo was a Californio rancher, officer, and politician in the early years of Mexican Alta California and U.S... |
1828-1829 | Alcalde |
| Guillermo Soto | 1829-1830 | Alcalde |
| Tiburcio Tapia | 1830-1831 | Alcalde |
| Vicente Sanchez | 1831-1832 | Alcalde |
| Manuel Dominguez Manuel Dominguez Manuel Dominguez , born at the Mission San Juan Capistrano in Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain, and was the heir to the vast Rancho San Pedro land grant.-Juan Jose Dominguez:... |
1832-1833 | Alcalde |
| José Antonio Carrillo José Antonio Carrillo Captain José Antonio Ezequiel Carrillo was a Californio rancher, officer, and politician in the early years of Mexican Alta California and U.S... |
1833-1834 | Alcalde |
| José Perez José Pérez José Pérez is a former Venezuelan boxer. At the 1988 Summer Olympics he lost in the second round of the men's lightweight division to Mongalia's eventual bronze medalist Nergüin Enkhbat.-References:*... |
1834-1835 | Alcalde |
| Francisco Javier Alvarado | 1835-1836 | Alcalde |
| Manual Requena | 1836-1837 | Alcalde |
| Jose Loreto Sepulveda | 1837 | Alcalde |
| Luis Arenas | 1838-1839 | Alcalde |
| Tiburcio Tapia and Jose Loreto Sepulveda | 1839-1840 | First and Second Alcalde |
| Ygnacio Palomares and Ygnacio Alvarado | 1841 | Justices of Peace |
| Manuel Dominguez Manuel Dominguez Manuel Dominguez , born at the Mission San Juan Capistrano in Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain, and was the heir to the vast Rancho San Pedro land grant.-Juan Jose Dominguez:... and Jose Loreto Sepulveda |
1842 | Justices of Peace |
| Manuel Dominguez Manuel Dominguez Manuel Dominguez , born at the Mission San Juan Capistrano in Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain, and was the heir to the vast Rancho San Pedro land grant.-Juan Jose Dominguez:... and Antonio F. Coronel Antonio F. Coronel Antonio Francisco Coronel served as the fourth mayor of Los Angeles from 1853 to 1854.-Life:... |
1843 | Justices of Peace |
| Manual Requena and Tiburcio Tapia | 1844 | First and Second Alcalde |
| Vicente Sanchez and Juan Capistrano Sepulveda | 1845 | First and Second Alcalde |
| Juan Gallardo and Jose Loreto Sepulveda | 1846 | First and Second Alcalde |
| Jose Salazar and Enrique Avila | 1847 | First and Second Alcalde |
| Ygnacio Palomares and Jose Loreto Sepulveda | 1848 | First and Second Alcalde |
American Territorial era - 1848 to 1850
The office of MayorMayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of the town of Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
in the U.S. Executive Department of California
Conquest of California
The "Conquest of California" or Conquest of Alta California by the United States covers the initial 1846 period of the Mexican-American War in Alta California, the present day state of California, United States...
[1848-1850].
| Name | Tenure | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Clark Foster | 1848-1850 | Mayor |
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See also
- Post-statehood Mayors of Los Angeles - [1850 to present]
- History of Los Angeles
- Pueblo de Los AngelesPueblo de Los AngelesEl Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles was the Spanish civilian pueblo founded in 1781, which by the 20th century became the American metropolis of Los Angeles....
- Los Angeles PobladoresLos Angeles PobladoresThe Pobladores of Los Angeles refers to the 44 original settlers and 4 soldiers who founded city of Los Angeles, California in 1781....
- History of the San Fernando Valley to 1915History of the San Fernando Valley to 1915The history of the San Fernando Valley from its exploration by the 1769 Portola expedition to the annexation of much of it by the City of Los Angeles in 1915 is a story of booms and busts, as cattle ranching, sheep ranching, large-scale wheat farming, and fruit orchards flourished and faded...
- Pueblo de Los Angeles
- List of pre-statehood governors of California - [1769-1849]
- Las CaliforniasLas CaliforniasThe Californias, or in — - was the name given by the Spanish to their northwestern territory of New Spain, comprising the present day states of Baja California and Baja California Sur on the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico; and the present day U.S. state of California in the United States of...
- [1786-1804] Spanish - Alta CaliforniaAlta CaliforniaAlta California was a province and territory in the Viceroyalty of New Spain and later a territory and department in independent Mexico. The territory was created in 1769 out of the northern part of the former province of Las Californias, and consisted of the modern American states of California,...
- [1804-1822] Spanish - [1822-1848] Mexican - Conquest of CaliforniaConquest of CaliforniaThe "Conquest of California" or Conquest of Alta California by the United States covers the initial 1846 period of the Mexican-American War in Alta California, the present day state of California, United States...
- [1846-1848] U.S.
- Las Californias