Francisco Guerrero (politician)

Francisco Guerrero (1811 – 13 July 1851) was the Alcalde of Yerba Buena (later named San Francisco) in 1836 and 1839.

Life

Guerrero was born in Tepic, Mexico. He came to California with the Hijar-Padres Colony in 1834, and settled in San Francisco. He was married to Josefa De Haro (daughter of Alcalde Francisco De Haro) and had five sons.^[1] He was the third Alcalde of Yerba Buena in 1836. Guerrero served again as the sixth Alcalde in 1839.^[2]^[3] In 1844, he was granted Rancho Corral de Tierra.

Guerrero was murdered by Francis LeBras in San Francisco, and is buried at Mission Dolores in San Francisco.^[4] Guerrero Street in San Francisco is named in his honor.^[5]

References

^ Selected text from "The Beginnings of San Francisco" by Z.S. Skinner. 1912: San Francisco
^ San Francisco History Alcaldes & Mayors
^ San Francisco History. Seventy-five Years in San Francisco. Appendix H. The First San Francisco Directory. Mission Dolores.
^ "Francisco Guerrero (politician)". Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42876853. Retrieved March 15, 2012.
^ The Making and Naming Of the Streets of San Francisco by Samuel L. Lupton

Persondata
Name	Guerrero, Francisco
Alternative names
Short description	Alcalde of San Francisco
Date of birth	1811
Place of birth	Tepic, Mexico
Date of death	13 July 1851
Place of death	San Francisco, California