Manuel Dominguez (1804–1882), born in Alta California, New Spain at the Mission San Juan Capistrano, was the heir to the Rancho San Pedro land grant.
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Juan Jose Dominguez
Juan Jose Dominguez (1736 - 1809), a Spanish soldier, arrived in San Diego, California in 1769 with Fernando Rivera y Moncada and served with the Gaspar de Portolà expedition, and along with Juniperro Serra, traveled to San Juan Capistrano, San Gabriel and Monterey.
In 1784, Juan Jose Dominguez was granted 75,000 acres (300 km2) of land from the Spanish King Carlos III which was named Rancho San Pedro, and included what today is the entire Los Angeles harbor, the Palos Verdes peninsula, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Torrance, Lomita, Harbor City, Wilmington, Carson, and Compton.
Cristobal Dominguez
Juan Jose Dominguez died in 1809, and left the rancho to his nephew Cristobal Dominguez. Cristobal died in 1822, but his three sons (including his eldest son, Manuel Dominguez) settled on the ranch, building adobe homes.[1]
Manuel Domínguez
Manuel Domínguez (1804 - 1882), eldest son of Cristobal Dominguez, is credited with the solidification of the land grant and with the development of the rancho, erecting the rancho headquarters in present day Carson at the Dominguez Rancho.[2] In 1828 Manuel Domínguez was elected to the Los Angeles City Council under Mexican rule. Four years later, at the age of 29, he was elected Alcalde of the Pueblo de Los Angeles. From 1833 to 1834, Manuel served as a representative from Los Angeles to the Mexican Provincial legislature in Monterey. At this same time, he was appointed by the Governor as the Third Prefect of the Southern District of California, which gave Manuel authority over all of Los Angeles and Orange Counties.[3]
Heirs of Manuel Domínguez
Manuel Domínguez was married to María Engracia Cota, daughter of Rancho Los Cerritos owner Guillermo Cota. Upon Manuel Domínguez’s death in 1882, and the passing of his wife one year later, the Rancho San Pedro lands were partitioned among his six surviving children, all daughters.
| Name | Birth/Death | Married | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ana Josefa Juliana Domínguez | 1829 - 1907 | William Dryden (1868), Charles E. Guyer (1884) | |
| María Guadalupe Marcelina Domínguez | 1830 - 1913 | never married | |
| María Dolores Simona Domínguez | 1838 - 1924 | James A. Watson | Watson Land Company |
| Maria Victoria Dominguez | 1842 - 1916 | George Henry Carson | Carson, California |
| Maria Susana Delfina Dominguez | 1844 - 1931 | Gregorio Del Amo y Gonzalez | Del Amo Blvd |
| Maria de los Reyes Dominguez | 1847 - 1933 | John Fillmore Francis |
References
- ^ The Rancho San Pedro Collection
- ^ Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum
- ^ John Steven McGroarty, 1921, 'Los Angeles from the Mountains to the Sea', pp699
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