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Juan Manuel Vaca: The don of Vacaville / Delaplane, Kristin [224] [ECHOS-1995-224]
Information for this article came from "History of the Vaca Clan," by Jeff Paul. The Vacaville Heritage Council and the Vacaville Museum. The family name Vaca came about during the Moorish wars in Spain. Any man who marked a strategic river ford with a cow's skull was rewarded by the king with the name Cabeza de Vaca (cow's head).
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WY0128 WY0128

Juan Manuel Vaca for whom Vacaville was named. Land Grant partner of Juan Felipe Pena
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WY0129 WY0129
1860ca

Juan Felipe Pena, partner of Juan Manuel Vaca, grantees of the Los Putos Rancho, ca 1860
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The Armijo trail led from Santa Fe to L.A. / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [497] [WAYITWAS-2004-497]
During the late 1830s and into the 1840s, more than 500 land grants were awarded in California, mostly to settlers of Spanish descent. Several of these grants were located in the area which later became Solano County, among them the Soscol grant given to General Vallejo, the Rio de Los Putos grant owned by William Wolfskill, the Suisun Rancho of Chief Solano, Juan Manuel Vaca's and Juan Felipe Pena's Lihuaytos grant and Rancho Tolenas or Armijo, given to Don Jose Francisco Armijo.
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WY0131a WY0131a
1880ca

Louise Vaca, Grandaughter of Juan Manuel Vaca. Married Juan Pena, son of Demetrio Pena. Grandmother of Anita Chamberlain, ca 1880-1885? Ella es tan bonita como oreija de Mariquita (as attractive as a lady bug's ear.)
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Vacaville Fiesta Days 1971 Vacaville Fiesta Days 1971
1971

Official brochure for the 1971 Vacaville Fiesta Days. A brief history of Manuel Cabeza de Vaca and Juan Pena introduces the reader to the rich heritage of the community. Early Fiesta history is also noted, with 1958 being the first Fiesta sponsored by the City and Chamber of Commerce. The 1971 Fiesta Committee General Chairman was Charles Chaffee. [...]

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Family feud rocks Lagoon Valley settlers / Delaplane, Kristin [225] [ECHOS-1995-225]
Information for this article the second of two parts, came from "History of the Vaca Clan" by Jeff Paul; the Vacaville Heritage Council and the Vacaville Museum. In 1845, Vaca added to his household when he married Estefano Martinez. They had one child. The marriage didn't last.
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Vacaville's Shaky Beginning / Bowen, Jerry [15] [WAYITWAS-2000-15]
For all you history buffs in the area it is a well-known fact that on Aug. 21, 1850, Juan Manuel Vaca sold nine square miles of land for $3,000 to William McDaniel, with the provision that one square mile be designated as the new town of Vacaville. In addition, McDaniel was to deed back to Vaca 1,055 lots in the new town. Right?
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4337 4337

Vaca class photo - Names on card
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4333 4333
1943

Vaca class photo - Class of 1943 - Names on card
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