Santiago E. Arguello
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Santiago E. Arguello Santiago E. Arguello, son of Santiago Arguello
, was born August 18, 1813. Collector of revenue at San Diego he took part in the civil conflict against Alvarado in 1836-1837 and was a Deputy in assembly in 1845-46. Arguello was in charge of the Rancho Otay
and Rancho San Antonio Abad for a time and then majordomo and landowner at San Juan Capistrano in 1841.
He aided the Americans in the Mexican American War serving as a Captain of a company of Californio cavalry, suffering a leg wound in a skirmish with Mexican forces outside San Diego. Afterward he had a claim for $11,548 for damages to his property during the war.
He was married to Guadalupe Estudillo, daughter of José Antonio Estudillo
and had two sons and several daughters. One daughter, María Antonia, married A. H. Wilcox and another, Refugia, married William B. Couts. He died October 20, 1857, at the Rancho de la Punta.
Santiago Argüello
-Life:Santiago Argüello was born in Monterey, California, the son of José Darío Argüello, a soldier, and María Ignacia Moraga, a niece of the acting governor of Alta California. Argüello was tall and stout. His fair complexion and black hair, along with his reserved manner gave him a regal...
, was born August 18, 1813. Collector of revenue at San Diego he took part in the civil conflict against Alvarado in 1836-1837 and was a Deputy in assembly in 1845-46. Arguello was in charge of the Rancho Otay
Rancho Otay
Rancho Otay was a Mexican land grant in present day San Diego County, California given in 1846 by Governor Pío Pico to Magdelena Estudillo. The grant in the present day Otay Mesa area, extended along the Otay River, just west of Lower Otay Reservoir....
and Rancho San Antonio Abad for a time and then majordomo and landowner at San Juan Capistrano in 1841.
He aided the Americans in the Mexican American War serving as a Captain of a company of Californio cavalry, suffering a leg wound in a skirmish with Mexican forces outside San Diego. Afterward he had a claim for $11,548 for damages to his property during the war.
He was married to Guadalupe Estudillo, daughter of José Antonio Estudillo
José Antonio Estudillo
José Antonio Estudillo was a Californio and an early settler of San Diego, California when California was part of New Spain.-Life:...
and had two sons and several daughters. One daughter, María Antonia, married A. H. Wilcox and another, Refugia, married William B. Couts. He died October 20, 1857, at the Rancho de la Punta.