Francisco Xavier Sepulveda
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Francisco Xavier Sepúlveda (1742 – 1788) was a Mexican colonial soldier and patriarch of the prominent Spanish Mexican Sepúlveda family in the early days of Las Californias
and Alta California
in present day Southern
California
, United States
. Sepúlveda's eldest son, Juan José Sepúlveda (1764–1808), and his fifth son, Francisco Sepúlveda (1775–1853), became progenitors of two distinguished branches of the family.
Expedition into upper Las Californias
. Francisco Xavier Sepúlveda died in the Pueblo de Los Ángeles
and was buried at the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel
cemetery on 26 January 1788.
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Juan José Sepúlveda was born in Villa de Sinaloa, Mexico. Juan José Sepúlveda married María Tomasa Gutiérrez (1769–1798).
Around 1810 Manuel Gutiérrez, executor of Juan José Domínguez’s will and de facto owner of his Rancho San Pedro
, granted permission to then 17-year-old José Dolores Sepúlveda to herd livestock in the southwestern reaches of Rancho San Pedro. This eventually became the basis for the Sepúlveda family’s contested claim to the Rancho de los Palos Verdes
, carved out of Rancho San Pedro lands. Dolores went to Monterey
to settle his land title, but on his return trip, he was killed in the Chumash revolt
at Mission La Purísima Concepción
in 1824. In 1834, a judicial decree was made by Governor José Figueroa
which was intended to settle the dispute between the Domínguez and Sepúlveda families. Juan Capistrano Sepúlveda and José Loreto Sepúlveda were awarded the 31629 acres (128 km²) Rancho de los Palos Verdes.
José Dolores Sepúlveda married María Ignacia Marcia Ávila
(1793 - ) in 1813.
Dolores Sepúlveda's 1818 adobe home is a California Historical Landmark.
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Francisco Sepúlveda was born in Villa de Sinaloa, Mexico. He was six when he arrived in the Pueblo de Los Ángeles
with his mother and father. He married María Teodora Ramona Serrano (1786 - )in 1801. Francisco was regidor and acting alcalde
there in 1825. In 1831 as a participant in the uprising against Governor Victoria
he was imprisoned for a short period. He was commissioner at the Mission San Juan Capistrano
from 1836 and 1837. The family moved to the west of Pueblo de Los Ángeles shortly after 1839 when Francisco was granted the 33000 acres (134 km²) Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica
by the Mexican government in recognition of his services.
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...
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,...
in present day Southern
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
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...
, United States
United States
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. Sepúlveda's eldest son, Juan José Sepúlveda (1764–1808), and his fifth son, Francisco Sepúlveda (1775–1853), became progenitors of two distinguished branches of the family.
Francisco Xavier Sepúlveda
Francisco Xavier Sepúlveda y García was born in Villa de Sinaloa, Mexico. His parents were Juan José Sepúlveda (1720 - ) and Ana María Josefa García (1720 - ). In 1762, Francisco Xavier married María Candelaria de Redondo. In 1781, Francisco and with wife María Candelaria de Redondo and 6 children, accompanied the José de ZúñigaJosé de Züñiga
José de Zúñiga was a soldier and early California and Arizona settler.Zúñiga was born 1755 in Cuautitlán, near Mexico City, to Spanish parents.He enlisted on October 18, 1772 as an officer trainee in the frontier army....
Expedition into upper 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...
. Francisco Xavier Sepúlveda died in the Pueblo 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....
and was buried at the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel
The Mission San Gabriel Arcángel is a fully functioning Roman Catholic mission and a historic landmark in San Gabriel, California. The settlement was founded by Spaniards of the Franciscan order on "The Feast of the Birth of Mary," September 8, 1771, as the fourth of what would become 21 Spanish...
cemetery on 26 January 1788.
Descendants - 1
| The children of Francisco Xavier Sepúlveda and María Candelaria de Redondo. | |||
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| Name | Birth/Death | Married | Notes |
| Juan José Sepúlveda | 1764–1808 | María Tomasa Gutiérrez | (see below) |
| Rafael Sepúlveda | 1766–1789 | ||
| Sebastián Sepúlveda | 1768–1811 | María Luisa Botillier | |
| José Manuel Sepúlveda | 1770–1800 | María Apolonia Cota | |
| María Teresa Sepúlveda | 1773–1829 | Juan de Dios Ballesteros | |
| Francisco Sepúlveda | 1775–1853 | María Teodora Ramona Serrano | (see below) |
| Francisca Antonia María Sepúlveda | 1781–1831 | Juan Mariné | Juan Mariné, 1834 m. Eulalia Pérez de Guillén Mariné Eulalia Perez de Guillén Mariné Eulalia Pérez de Guillén Mariné was a Californio who was mayordoma of Missión San Gabriel Arcángel and grantee of Rancho del Rincón de San Pascual in the San Rafael Hills, in present day Los Angeles County, California... , grantee of Rancho San Pascual Rancho San Pascual Rancho San Pascual also known as Rancho el Rincon de San Pascual was a Mexican land grant in present day Los Angeles County, California given to Juan Marine in 1834 by José Figueroa... |
Juan José Sepúlveda
Juan José Sepúlveda (1764–1808), one of the sons of Francisco Xavier Sepúlveda (1742–1788), was a progenitor of one of the branches of the prominent Spanish Mexican Sepúlveda family in the early days of Southern CaliforniaSouthern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
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Juan José Sepúlveda was born in Villa de Sinaloa, Mexico. Juan José Sepúlveda married María Tomasa Gutiérrez (1769–1798).
Descendants - 2
| The children of Juan José Sepúlveda and María Tomasa Gutiérrez. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Birth/Death | Married | Notes |
| Patricio José Sepúlveda | 1789 - | ||
| José Enrique Anselmo Sepúlveda | 1791–1844 | María Bernarda Alanis | Provisional 1839 grantee of Rancho San Pascual Rancho San Pascual Rancho San Pascual also known as Rancho el Rincon de San Pascual was a Mexican land grant in present day Los Angeles County, California given to Juan Marine in 1834 by José Figueroa... . Enrique Sepúlveda Adobe. Casilda Sepúlveda, daughter of Enrique, married to Antonio Teodoro in 1842. |
| José Dolores Sepúlveda | 1793–1824 | María Ignacia Marcia Ávila | (see below) |
José Dolores Sepúlveda
José Dolores Sepúlveda (1793–1824) was one of the sons of Juan José Sepúlveda (1764–1808).Around 1810 Manuel Gutiérrez, executor of Juan José Domínguez’s will and de facto owner of his Rancho San Pedro
Rancho San Pedro
Rancho San Pedro was one of the first California land grants, and the first to win a patent from the United States. The land grant was validated by the Mexican government at in 1828, and a US patent validating was issued in 1858...
, granted permission to then 17-year-old José Dolores Sepúlveda to herd livestock in the southwestern reaches of Rancho San Pedro. This eventually became the basis for the Sepúlveda family’s contested claim to the Rancho de los Palos Verdes
Rancho de los Palos Verdes
Rancho de los Palos Verdes was a Mexican land grant in present day Los Angeles County, California given in 1846 by Governor Pío Pico to José Loreto and Juan Capistrano Sepulveda. The name means "range of green trees"...
, carved out of Rancho San Pedro lands. Dolores went to Monterey
Monterey, California
The City of Monterey in Monterey County is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in Central California. Monterey lies at an elevation of 26 feet above sea level. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,810. Monterey is of historical importance because it was the capital of...
to settle his land title, but on his return trip, he was killed in the Chumash revolt
Chumash Revolt of 1824
The Chumash Revolt of 1824 was an uprising of the Chumash Native Americans against the Spanish presence in The Californias. The rebellion occurred in present day California Missions Mission Santa Inés, Mission Santa Barbara, and Mission La Purisima...
at Mission La Purísima Concepción
Mission La Purísima Concepción
Mission La Purisima Concepción, or La Purisima Mission, with the original Spanish name being La Misión de La Purísima Concepción de la Santísima Virgen María, was founded on the Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin on December 8, 1787...
in 1824. In 1834, a judicial decree was made by Governor José Figueroa
José Figueroa
General José Figueroa , was a General and the Mexican territorial Governor of Alta California from 1833 to 1835.Figueroa oversaw the initial secularization of the missions of upper California, which included the expulsion of the Spanish Franciscan mission officials.This also involved the issuing of...
which was intended to settle the dispute between the Domínguez and Sepúlveda families. Juan Capistrano Sepúlveda and José Loreto Sepúlveda were awarded the 31629 acres (128 km²) Rancho de los Palos Verdes.
José Dolores Sepúlveda married María Ignacia Marcia Ávila
(1793 - ) in 1813.
Dolores Sepúlveda's 1818 adobe home is a California Historical Landmark.
Descendants - 3
| The children of José Dolores Sepúlveda and María Ignacia Marcia Ávila. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Birth/Death | Married | Notes |
| Juan Capistrano Sepúlveda Juan Sepulveda Juan Sepulveda was an early California politician and pioneer in Los Angeles.Juan Capistrano Sepulveda was a son of Jose Dolores Sepulveda . He served on the third Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in 1854 for the 3rd District. The County Supervisors in 1854 were David W. Alexander,... |
1814–1898 | María Felipa Alanis, Susana R. Ruiz | Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five-member nonpartisan governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district. They were as of December 2, 2008:*District 1: Gloria Molina... in 1854 for the 3rd District. Mayor of Los Angeles in 1842. Grantee of Rancho de los Palos Verdes Rancho de los Palos Verdes Rancho de los Palos Verdes was a Mexican land grant in present day Los Angeles County, California given in 1846 by Governor Pío Pico to José Loreto and Juan Capistrano Sepulveda. The name means "range of green trees"... . |
| José Loreto Sepúlveda | 1815 - | Juana Cesárea Pantoja | Mayor of Los Angeles in 1837 - 1848. Grantee of Rancho de los Palos Verdes Rancho de los Palos Verdes Rancho de los Palos Verdes was a Mexican land grant in present day Los Angeles County, California given in 1846 by Governor Pío Pico to José Loreto and Juan Capistrano Sepulveda. The name means "range of green trees"... . |
| Ignacio Rafael Sepulveda | 1819–1847 | Teresa Villa | Killed in the Battle of La Mesa Battle of La Mesa The Battle of La Mesa of the Mexican-American War occurred on January 9, 1847, in present-day Vernon, California, the day after the Battle of Rio San Gabriel during the California Campaign.-Background:... . |
| José Diego Sepúlveda | 1820–1869 | María Francisca Elisalde | Built 2-story Monterey Colonial Monterey Colonial architecture Monterey Colonial is an architectural style developed in Alta California involving two stories, porches, a hip roof, and adobe walls. It was supposedly originated by Thomas O. Larkin who had moved from New England to Monterey, California and built the Larkin House in 1835... style house. Part owner of Rancho San Bernardino Rancho San Bernardino Rancho San Bernardino was a Mexican land grant in present day San Bernardino County, California given in 1842 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to José del Carmen Lugo, José María Lugo, Vicente Lugo, and Diego Sepulveda... . His eldest son was Román Dolores Sepúlveda (1851–1940). |
| María Teresa Sepúlveda | 1823–1840 | Nathaniel Miguel Pryor | Pryor (1800–1850) was an American silversmith who came to Los Angeles in 1829. Their son Pablo Pryor (1839–1878) owned Rancho Boca de la Playa Rancho Boca de la Playa Rancho Boca de la Playa was a Mexican land grant in present day Orange County, California given in 1846 by Governor Pío Pico to Emigdio Vejar. The name refers to the wetlands estuary at the 'mouth of the beach,' or 'boca de la playa' in Spanish... . |
Francisco Sepúlveda
Francisco Sepúlveda (1775–1853), one of the sons of Francisco Xavier Sepúlveda (1742–1788), was a progenitor of one of the branches of the prominent Spanish Mexican Sepúlveda family in the early days of Southern CaliforniaSouthern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
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Francisco Sepúlveda was born in Villa de Sinaloa, Mexico. He was six when he arrived in the Pueblo 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....
with his mother and father. He married María Teodora Ramona Serrano (1786 - )in 1801. Francisco was regidor and acting 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...
there in 1825. In 1831 as a participant in the uprising against Governor Victoria
Manuel Victoria
Manuel Victoria was Governor of the Mexican territory of Alta California from January 1831 to 6 December 1831.The revolt leading to his twelve month abbreviated tenure and subsequent exile were due to his nullifying the order of his predecessor, José María de Echeandía, to secularize the missions...
he was imprisoned for a short period. He was commissioner at the Mission San Juan Capistrano
Mission San Juan Capistrano
Mission San Juan Capistrano was a Spanish mission in Southern California, located in present-day San Juan Capistrano. It was founded on All Saints Day November 1, 1776, by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order...
from 1836 and 1837. The family moved to the west of Pueblo de Los Ángeles shortly after 1839 when Francisco was granted the 33000 acres (134 km²) Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica
Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica
Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica was a Mexican land grant in present day Los Angeles County, California given by governor Juan Alvarado in 1839 to Francisco Sepulveda soldier and citizen of Los Angeles...
by the Mexican government in recognition of his services.
Descendants - 4
| The children of Francisco Sepúlveda and María Teodora Ramona Serrano. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Birth/Death | Married | Notes |
| José Antonio Andrés Sepúlveda | 1803–1875 | María Francisca de Paula Ávila | José Andrés was granted Rancho San Joaquín Rancho San Joaquin Rancho San Joaquin, the combined Rancho Cienega de las Ranas and Rancho Bolsa de San Joaquin, was a Mexican land grant in present day Orange County, California given to José Antonio Andres Sepúlveda... by Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado Juan Bautista Alvarado Juan Bautista Valentín Alvarado y Vallejo was a Californio and twice Governor of Alta California from 1836 to 1837, and 1838 to 1842.-Early years:... in 1837. In 1854 he purchased Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana was a Spanish land concession in present day Orange County, California given by Governor José Joaquín de Arrillaga in 1810 to Jose Antonio Yorba and his nephew Pablo Peralta... from the heirs of José Antonio Yorba José Antonio Yorba José Antonio Yorba , also known as Don José Antonio Yorba I, was a Spanish soldier and early settler of Spanish California.-Spanish Soldier:... . José Andrés became famous for the extravagance of his fiestas and the excellence of his race horses. Money from his productive ranch properties flowed into his hands but flowed out again almost as quickly, thanks to his penchant for gambling and unrivaled hospitality. José Andrés was unable to keep up the payments on his mortgage, and in 1864 he sold his vast holdings on the Rancho San Joaquín to James Irvine James Irvine (landowner) The Irvine family were agricultural pioneers and prominent landowners in California who gave their name to the city of Irvine, CA.-James Irvine I:James Irvine was born in County Down, Ireland on December 27, 1827, the second to the youngest of nine children... , Llewellyn Bixby and Thomas Flint. In 1873 he moved to Caborca, Sonora, Mexico Caborca Caborca is both a municipality and a municipal seat in the Mexican state of Sonora. The area of the municipality is 10,721.84 km², which is 5.78 percent of the state total. The municipal population was 81,308 of whom 59,922 lived in the municipal seat... where he died in 1875. |
| María Encarnación Sepúlveda | 1807–1855 | Francisco Ávila | Francisco Ávila (1772–1832) was the grantee of Rancho Las Cienegas Rancho Las Cienegas Rancho Las Cienegas was a Mexican land grant in present day Los Angeles County, California given in 1823 to Francisco Avila. "La Cienega" is derived from the Spanish word cienaga, which means swamp or marshland and refers to the natural springs and wetlands in the area between the Baldwin Hills... and owner of the Avila Adobe Avila Adobe The Avila Adobe, was built in 1818 by Francisco Avila, and has the distinction of being the oldest standing residence in Los Angeles, California. It is located in the paseo of historical Olvera Street and is now a part of El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument, a Los Angeles State Historic Park... . Luisa Ávila, the daughter of Francisco Ávila and María Encarnación Sepúlveda married Manuel Garfias owner of Rancho San Pascual Rancho San Pascual Rancho San Pascual also known as Rancho el Rincon de San Pascual was a Mexican land grant in present day Los Angeles County, California given to Juan Marine in 1834 by José Figueroa... . |
| Maráa Ramona Sepúlveda | 1808–1891 | José Agustín Antonio Machado | Machado was the grantee of Rancho La Ballona Rancho la Ballona Rancho La Ballona was a Mexican land grant in present day Los Angeles County, California confirmed by governor Juan Alvarado in 1839 to Ygnacio and Augustin Machado and Felipe and Tomas Talamantes... . |
| María Dolores Isabel Sepúlveda | 1811 - | Ceferino Covarrubias | |
| Emigdio Sepúlveda | 1813 - 1813 | ||
| Fernando Domingo Sepúlveda | 1814–1876 | María Josefa Domínguez (1836), María Rafaela Verdugo (1844) | When Fernando married Rafaela Verdugo, he acquired Rancho San Rafael Rancho San Rafael Rancho San Rafael was a Spanish land grant bordering the Los Angeles River and the Arroyo Seco in present day Los Angeles County, California, given in 1784 to Jose Maria Verdugo. The rancho includes the present day cities of Glendale, Eagle Rock, La Cañada, Montrose, and Verdugo City... and relinquished his claim to Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica was a Mexican land grant in present day Los Angeles County, California given by governor Juan Alvarado in 1839 to Francisco Sepulveda soldier and citizen of Los Angeles... . The community Sepulveda, California was named after him. The daughter of Fernando Sepúlveda and María Josefa Domínguez, María Sepúlveda. married Tomás Ávila Sánchez Tomas Avila Sanchez Tomas Avila Sanchez , Californio soldier and public official. He served on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and served as Los Angeles County Sheriff.-Biography:... . |
| María Vicenta Sepúlveda | 1816–1907 | Tomás Antonio Yorba José Antonio Yorba José Antonio Yorba , also known as Don José Antonio Yorba I, was a Spanish soldier and early settler of Spanish California.-Spanish Soldier:... (1834), José Ramón Carrillo (1847) |
Was granted Rancho La Sierra Rancho La Sierra (Sepulveda) Rancho La Sierra was a Mexican land grant in present day Riverside County, California, United States. In 1846 Governor Pio Pico issued the grant to Vicenta Sepulveda... in 1846, and bought Rancho Valle de San José Rancho Valle de San Jose (Portilla) Rancho Valle de San Jose was a Mexican land grant in present day San Diego County, California given in 1836 by Governor Nicolás Gutiérrez to Silvestre de la Portilla. Located in north east of San Diego County, it was bounded on the north by Buena Vista Creek and Rancho San Jose del Valle... in 1858. |
| José del Carmen Sepúlveda | 1818–1883 | María Josefa Gallardo | Sold the Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica was a Mexican land grant in present day Los Angeles County, California given by governor Juan Alvarado in 1839 to Francisco Sepulveda soldier and citizen of Los Angeles... to Colonel Baker Robert Symington Baker Colonel Robert Symington Baker was a businessman and landowner originally from Rhode Island. He came to California in 1849 and engaged in mining supplies business in San Francisco... in 1872 |
| María Ascensión Sepúlveda | 1821–1844 | Francisco de la Guerra José de la Guerra y Noriega José Antonio de la Guerra y Noriega was a soldier and early settler of California.-Biography:José de la Guerra was born 1779 at Novales, Cantabria, Spain. As a boy he wished to be a friar... |
Francisco first married Asunción and had two children; upon Asunción's death, he married Concepción Sepúlveda, with whom he raised another ten children. |
| Manuel de los Dolores Sepúlveda | 1822 - | María Dolores Serrano | |
| Juan Catalino Sepúlveda | 1825 - 1825 | ||
| José Dolores Sepúlveda | 1826–1905 | María Luisa Domingo | Casa de Don Dolores Sepúlveda. (He is often confused with José Dolores Sepúlveda (1793–1824) of Rancho de los Palos Verdes Rancho de los Palos Verdes Rancho de los Palos Verdes was a Mexican land grant in present day Los Angeles County, California given in 1846 by Governor Pío Pico to José Loreto and Juan Capistrano Sepulveda. The name means "range of green trees"... ). |
| Juan María Sepúlveda | 1828–1868 | María de Jesús Alvarado | Los Angeles County Assessor Los Angeles County Assessor Los Angeles County Assessor is the office which deals with the tax-side to property in the county. The current assessor is Rick Auerbach. Prior to Auerbach taking office in 2000, Kenneth P. Hahn was assessor.Past County Assessors... 1857 - 1858 |
| María Concepción Sepúlveda | 1831 - | Francisco de la Guerra José de la Guerra y Noriega José Antonio de la Guerra y Noriega was a soldier and early settler of California.-Biography:José de la Guerra was born 1779 at Novales, Cantabria, Spain. As a boy he wished to be a friar... |
Francisco first married Maria Ascensión Sepúlveda and had two children; after Asunción died, he married Concepción Sepúlveda, and had another ten children. |
Photograph links
Further reading
- Rudecinda Lo Buglio (1970) Sepulveda of Alta California: 1781-1822, Antepasados, vol. 1, no. 1, Los Californianos.
- Rudecinda Lo Buglio (1976) Sepulveda of Alta California: 1781-1822, Antepasados, vol. 1, no. 4, Los Californianos.
- Sepulveda's in California
- Pio Pico Geneaology Database
- Sepulveda History
- Sepulveda Family