José Figueroa

General José Figueroa (1792 – 9 September 1835), was a General and the Mexican territorial Governor of Alta California from 1833 to 1835.

Figueroa oversaw the initial secularization of the missions of upper California, which included the expulsion of the Spanish Franciscan mission officials.

This also involved the issuing of many Mexican land grants for former mission lands and original Mission Indians homelands.

Legacy

Landmarks named after General José Figueroa include:

• Figueroa Mountain, in the San Rafael Mountains, Los Padres National Forest, Santa Barbara County, California.
• Figueroa Street and Figueroa Avenue, in Los Angeles, California.
  • Figueroa Street Tunnels
  • Figueroa at Wilshire

Figueroa rancho land grants

Mexican land grants in Alta California issued by Governor José Figueroa:

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