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Vallejo's holdings dwindled as his life faded / Bowen, Jerry [640] [WAYITWAS-2006-640]
During his life, Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo had been rich and famous beyond his wildest dreams. Misfortune also followed this great man as many of his children died and his imprisonment during the Bear Flag invasion of his home in Sonoma left him in declining health.
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3030B 3030B
1943

Girls in Browns Valley School, 1943 holding Liberty flag. (note: picture and negative missing)
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Mid-1800s were a roller coaster for Vallejo / Bowen, Jerry [638] [WAYITWAS-2006-638]
Life for Mariano Vallejo and his family after the Bear Flag Revolt was to be filled with many ups and downs and in the final days of his life not exactly a fitting end for such a loyal American patriot.
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Vallejo - 8 x 10 glass plate. Graduating class-Ladies are holding diplomas in their laps..
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Vallejo: the man who shaped California history / Dingler, Nancy [479] [RETROSPECT-2003-479]
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.
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Gordon helps Bear Flag party, sends sons to protect Gen. Vallejo / Dingler, Nancy [460] [RETROSPECT-2000-460]
It was a late June evening when the 20 men rode into William Gordon's ranch at Cache Creek. These men were on a mission. Under the auspices of John C. Fremont, they were going to take Gen [...]
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Loss of Capitol, decline of port end dreams / Delaplane, Kristin [228] [ECHOS-1995-228]
Information for this article came from the Benicia Camel Barn Museum, Solano County Genealogical Society, Benicia Historical Society, and Vacaville Heritage Council (Part 2. Last week was the story of the founding of Benicia in 1848 by Robert Semple, who purchased the land from Gen. Vallejo. The first news of the Gold Rush was in Benicia [...]
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Vallejo, others taken prisoner by rebellions / Bowen, Jerry [632] [WAYITWAS-2006-632]
In my last column, members of the Bear Flag Rebellion had invaded Gen. Mariano Vallejo's home June 14, 1846. In spite of the tense situation, Vallejo acted as a welcoming host to the changing leadership and assisted with the writing of the articles of capitulation. Many of the members of the rebellion were feeling the effects of the liquor they were consuming both inside and outside Vallejo's home.
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Capt. Ritchie battles for his land holdings / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [506] [WAYITWAS-2004-506]
On Aug. 26, 1850, Gen. Vallejo sold his Rancho Suisun grant, which he had purchased back from Chief Solano earlier in May, to Capt. Alexander Archibald Ritchie [...]
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Misfortune bedevils early Vaca family / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [207] [WAYITWAS-2004-207]
My last column talked about the challenges Luzena Stanley Wilson and Mason Wilson faced during their first year in Vaca Valley. The information is based on Luzena's memoirs and the research by Fern Henry in her new book "My checkered Life: Luzena Stanley Wilson in Early California."
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