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José Darío Argüello (1753–1828) was a Spanish soldier, ''Las Californias'' (California) pioneer, founder of Los Angeles, twice a Spanish colonial governor, of Alta California and then of the Baja California Peninsula, and father of a later Mexican colonial California governor. ==Biography== José Darío Argüello (1753-1828) was born in Santiago de Querétaro, New Spain (present day Mexico). Argüello enlisted in the Mexico regiment of dragoons, serving as a private, and later sergeant of the presidial company of Altar, Sonora. In 1781 he was promoted to ''alférez'' (sub-lieutenant) and commandant for what was to become the Presidio of Santa Barbara in Alta California. ;Founding Los Angeles Under orders from Governor Felipe de Neve, Argüello led the first ten Los Angeles Pobladores families and their livestock overland to settle. Military commander Fernando Rivera y Moncada led the guard, until killed during a civil resistance uprising by Quechan Indians near Yuma Crossing. Argüello and the settlers continued onward to Mission San Gabriel in today's San Gabriel Valley. They founded the Pueblo de Los Angeles beside the Los Angeles River on September 4, 1781. This became present day Los Angeles, California.〔(enealogy.com José Darío Argüello )〕 ;Presidio commandant He continued on to Santa Barbara when the Presidio of Santa Barbara was founded in 1782. In 1787, Argüello was appointed lieutenant and commandant of the Presidio of San Francisco, serving until 1791 and again from 1796 to 1806. In between he was commandant of the Presidio of Monterey, from 1791 to 1796.〔(aliforniamilitaryhistory.org, Arguello )〕 ;Rancho de las Pulgas In 1795, Governor Diego de Borica issued Argüello a Spanish land grant, the Rancho de las Pulgas (Ranch of the Fleas). This rancho was the largest grant on the San Francisco Peninsula consisting of . It was in present day San Mateo County, and encompassed contemporary San Mateo, Belmont, San Carlos, Redwood City, Atherton and Menlo Park.〔(smdailyjournal.com The Arguellos and Rancho de las Pulgas, August 04, 2008 )〕〔(supreme.justia.com, Arguello v. United States 59 U.S. 539 (1855)U.S. Supreme Court )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「José Darío Argüello」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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