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Jun 29, 2024 · Abel Stearns, John Lanfranco and others also constructed brick buildings in the years shortly afterward and the trend continued with Pío Pico, Louis Mesmer and more in subsequent years as detailed in the earlier parts of this post.
4 days ago · Abel Stearns, an American trader, settled in the Pueblo de Los Angeles, Alta California in 1829 and became a major landowner and cattle rancher and one of the area's wealthiest citizens. Jan. 31, 1830
2 days ago · It then had probably two hundred and fifty people, of whom I recall Don Abel Stearns, John Temple, Captain Alexander Bell, William Wolfskill, Lemuel Carpenter, David W. Alexander; also of Mexicans, Pio Pico (governor), Don Juan Bandini, and others.
4 days ago · For example, American Abel Stearns was an ally of the Californio José Antonio Carrillo in the 1831 Victoria incident, yet sided with the southern Californians against the Californio would-be governor Alvarado in 1836.
Jun 16, 2024 · Abel Stearns - was born in Massachusetts but when he was 28 he became a naturalized citizen of Mexico. He was the first "Alcalde"(Mayor) of Los Angeles under Mexican rule, from 1821-1822. This is the handwritten parchment copy of the constitution that the delegates signed on October 13, 1849.
- Los Angeles, CA
Jun 23, 2024 · The 29 September edition of the paper reported on more “CITY IMPROVEMENTS,” with seven specific projects identified including what became known as the Capitol Mill and constructed by the prominent merchant Abel Stearns and attorney and judge Jonathan R. Scott; a series of stores; John Goller’s carriage-making establishment; and ...
Jun 11, 2024 · Collections such as the 19th-century Abel Stearns papers and the 20th-century Southern California Edison records are among the Library's premier holdings on California land use and development.
