Francisco Sanchez
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Francisco Sanchez (1805-September 1862) served as the Eighth Alcalde (Mayor) of San Francisco, California in 1843, and established the Sanchez Adobe in what is now present day Pacifica, California. Born in San Jose, California. He also served as the leader of the failed Mexican military response to the June 14, 1846 California Republic insurrection which established United States control of Mexican California. Francisco Sanchez is buried at the Mission Dolores in San Francisco. His brother, Jose de la Cruz Sanchez, was also an Alcalde of San Francisco.
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