Jos Dar O Arg Ello (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Jos Dar o Arg ello was a Spanish soldier and California pioneer, and twice governor of California. Jos Dar o Arg ello was born in Santiago de Quer taro, New Spain. Arg ello enlisted in the Mexico regiment of dragoons, serving as a private, and later sergeant of the presidial company of Altar, Sonora. In 1781 he was promoted to alf rez and commandant for what was to become the Presidio of Santa Barbara. He marched with Fernando Rivera y Moncada, who was killed by Yuman Indians, and continued on to Mission San Gabriel. Under orders from governor Felipe de Neve, Arg ello led the first 10 families for the founding of the Pueblo de Los Angeles, present day Los Angeles, on September 4, 1781. He continued on to Santa Barbara when the presidio was founded in 1782. In 1787, Arg ello was appointed lieutenant and commandant of the Presidio of San Francisco, serving until 1791 and again from 1796 to 1806, and commandant of the Presidio of Monterey from 1791 to 1796