About Juan Prado Mesa
Juan Prado Mesa was a military personnel.
Alférez Juan Prado Mesa was a prominent Californio military commander in Alta California. He was born a subject of the Spanish Empire, and performed his military duties as an officer of the Republic of Mexico,
Career Mesa was a soldier stationed at the San Francisco Presidio in 1828.
Family His grandfather was Corporal Jose Valerio Mesa who accompanied Juan Bautista de Anza on the Anza Expedition to Alta California. His father was Jose Antonio Mesa
He married Mycaela Higuera and had a daughter, Encarnacion who inherited about 900 acres of her father's land grant.
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Who was Juan Prado Mesa?
military commander in Alta California
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Juan Prado Mesa was a military personnel.
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Juan Prado Mesa's recorded nationality: Spanish Empire.
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