Governor Luis Antonio Argüello

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Governor Luis Antonio Argüello was the first native-born governor of Alta California under Mexican rule, known for overseeing secularization-era policies and supporting the establishment of new missions and settlements.

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instanceOf Mexican politician
governor
person
allegiance Mexico
Spanish Empire
appointedBy First Mexican Empire
birthDate 1784-06-21
birthPlace Mexican Alta California
surface form: Alta California

Presidio of San Francisco
citizenship Mexico
Spanish Empire
countryOfBirth Spanish Empire
deathDate 1830-03-27
deathPlace Mexican Alta California
surface form: Alta California

San Francisco
era Mexican period of Alta California
ethnicGroup Mexican Alta California
surface form: Californio
familyName Argüello
father José Darío Argüello
givenName Luis Antonio
governedUnder Mexican rule
historicalPeriod early 19th century
languageSpoken Spanish
militaryRank lieutenant
militaryService Presidio of San Francisco
surface form: Presidio of San Francisco garrison
mother María Ignacia Moraga
name Luis Antonio Argüello
notableEvent transition of Alta California from Spanish to Mexican authority
notableFor being the first native-born governor of Alta California under Mexican rule
overseeing early secularization-era policies in Alta California
supporting the establishment of new missions and settlements in Alta California
officeEnd 1825
officeStart 1822
partOf Californio elite
positionHeld Governor of Alta California
predecessor Pablo Vicente de Solá
regionOfActivity Alta California (Spanish colony)
surface form: Alta California

California, United States
surface form: California
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Presidio of San Francisco
successor José María de Echeandía
supportedPolicy creation of new civil settlements in Alta California
secularization of mission lands in Alta California
territoryGoverned Alta California (Spanish colony)
surface form: Alta California

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Mission San Francisco Solano foundingAuthority Governor Luis Antonio Argüello