Francisco Sanchez was Commandante of the San Francisco Presidio and the eighth alcalde of San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...

 in 1843, and grantee of the 8926 acres (36.1 km²) Rancho San Pedro

Rancho San Pedro (Sanchez)

Rancho San Pedro was a Mexican land grant in present day San Mateo County, California given in 1839 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Francisco Sanchez...

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Life

Francisco Sanchez was born in San Jose, California

San Jose, California

San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

 and was the son of José Antonio Sánchez, grantee of Rancho Buri Buri

Rancho Buri Buri

Rancho Buri Buri was a Mexican land grant in present day San Mateo County, California given in 1835 by Governor José Castro to José Antonio Sánchez. The name derives from the Urebure village of the Ramaytush speaking Yelamu tribe of Ohlone people who were settled by the banks of San Bruno Creek...

. Francisco's brother, José de la Cruz Sánchez

José de la Cruz Sánchez

José de la Cruz Sánchez was the eleventh Alcalde of San Francisco in 1845.-Life:José de la Cruz Sánchez was the eldest son of José Antonio Sánchez grantee of Rancho Buri Buri in present day San Mateo. José de la Cruz married Josefa Ramona Eduarda Mercado y Sal and they had eight children...

, was also an alcalde of San Francisco. During 1842 to 1846, Francisco established the Sanchez Adobe in what is now present day Pacifica, California

Pacifica, California

Pacifica is a city in San Mateo County, California, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean between San Francisco and Half Moon Bay.-Overview:The City of Pacifica is spread along a six mile stretch of the north central California coastal beach and hills, nestled in several small valleys spanning between...

. He also served as the leader of the failed Mexican military response to the June 14, 1846 California Republic insurrection

California Republic

The California Republic, also called the Bear Flag Republic, is the name used for a period of revolt against Mexico initially proclaimed by a handful of American settlers in Mexican California on June 14, 1846, in Sonoma. This was shortly before news of the Mexican–American War had reached the area...

 which established United States control of Mexican California. Francisco Sanchez is buried at the Mission Dolores in San Francisco.