444 RETROSPECT-2003-479 eng Dingler, Nancy Vallejo: the man who shaped California history 2003-04-19 Without a doubt, the single most influential person in California history was Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. Mariano was one of those rare individuals, in that he was born and educated in California. Mariano rose to great heights of power and wealth, only to lose it when his dream of being part of the democratic America came true. vacahc@gmail.com 479 87565441151 Publication/Article CaVaHC http://www.solanoarticles.com/history/index.php/vhcdb/479/ Read Article http://www.solanohistory.net/articles/479/479.1.pdf PDF Document