Salvio Pacheco
Californio ranchero and soldier, served three terms as Alcalde of San José
About Salvio Pacheco
Lived 1793 – 1876 (aged 83).
Don Juan Salvio Pacheco II (1793–1876) was a Californio politician, ranchero and soldier. He founded the city of Concord, then known as Todos Santos.
He enlisted at 17 years old, serving at the Presidio of Monterey and then the Presidio of San Francisco.
In 1869, Pacheco founded the town of Todos Santos (today known as Concord, California).
Pacheco's eldest son built the Fernando Pacheco Adobe in Concord.
In 2018, a statue of Pacheco was inaugurated in Concord's Plaza de Todos Santos.
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Who was Salvio Pacheco?
Californio ranchero and soldier, served three terms as Alcalde of San José
When was Salvio Pacheco born?
Salvio Pacheco was born on 15 July 1793 in Monterey.
When did Salvio Pacheco die?
Salvio Pacheco died on 8 August 1876 in Martinez, California.
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