Pico family
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The Pico family was a prominent Californio dynasty that played a major political and economic role in Mexican and early American California, including producing the last Mexican governor of Alta California, Pío Pico.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pío Pico | 0 |
| Andrés Pico | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Californio family
ⓘ
landowning family ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ political dynasty ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
Mexican California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early American California ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Mexican–American War in California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
secularization of California missions ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Los Angeles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Diego NERFINISHED ⓘ San Fernando Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Mexico ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cattle ranching
ⓘ
commerce in Southern California ⓘ land speculation ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Californio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Californios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family |
Pico family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pico family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestry |
Mexican
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| heldOfficeThroughMember | Governor of Alta California ⓘ |
| historicalRole | transition from Mexican to American rule in California ⓘ |
| knownFor |
economic influence in Mexican California
ⓘ
large ranching and landholdings ⓘ political influence in Mexican California ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Californio military leadership during Mexican–American War
ⓘ
last Mexican governor of Alta California ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Andrés Pico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
José Antonio Pico NERFINISHED ⓘ Pío Pico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor of Alta California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline | loss of landholdings after American annexation of California ⓘ |
| region |
Alta California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialClass | Californio elite ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.