Californio
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A Californio was a Hispanic resident of California during the Spanish and Mexican periods, typically of mixed Spanish and Indigenous ancestry and often part of the region’s early ranching elite.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Californio canonical | 7 |
| Californio large landowners | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical ethnic group
ⓘ
social class ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Alta California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Mexico
ⓘ
Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Californio culture ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cattle ranching
ⓘ
hide and tallow trade ⓘ horse breeding ⓘ |
| endTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Hispanic ⓘ |
| faced | land dispossession after U.S. annexation ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Catholic religion
ⓘ
creole identity distinct from Spain-born Spaniards ⓘ elite social status for many members ⓘ mixed Spanish and Indigenous ancestry ⓘ ranching lifestyle ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Andrés Pico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
José Antonio Carrillo NERFINISHED ⓘ José Castro NERFINISHED ⓘ Juan Bautista Alvarado NERFINISHED ⓘ Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo NERFINISHED ⓘ Pío Pico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
landowning families
ⓘ
mission-era settlers ⓘ ranchero elite ⓘ vaqueros ⓘ |
| influenced |
California cuisine
ⓘ
California horsemanship traditions ⓘ California place names ⓘ California ranching traditions ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some incoming Anglo-American settlers after 1848 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mexican society in Alta California
ⓘ
Spanish colonial society in Alta California ⓘ |
| region |
Baja California (historically broader sense)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rightsAfterEvent | U.S. citizenship promised by Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
California Gold Rush
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexican War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus | provincial landed gentry ⓘ |
| startTime | late 18th century ⓘ |
| useOfLanguage |
Californio Spanish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish language ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Californio large landowners