Name Carlos Carrillo Allegiance Mexico Parents Jose Raimundo Carrillo | Religion Roman Catholic Spouse Maria Josefa Profession Politician, soldier Role Soldier | |
Died February 23, 1852, Santa Barbara, California, United States | ||
Preceded by Juan Bautista Alvarado Succeeded by Juan Bautista Alvarado | ||
Entrevista con el Pte. Mpal. De Jalpa, C. Carlos Antonio Carrillo
Carlos Antonio Carrillo (24 December 1783 – 23 February 1852), was Governor of Alta California from 1837 to 1838. He took his oath as Governor in Pueblo de Los Angeles, present day Los Angeles, on December 6, 1836. He was also the great-grandfather of actor Leo Carillo.
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- Entrevista con el Pte Mpal De Jalpa C Carlos Antonio Carrillo
- Mexican land grant Channel Islands
- Relatives
- References
Carrillo was a Californio, one of the first children born at the Presidio of Santa Barbara (established 1782). His father, José Raimundo Carrillo, was a soldier who came north with the Portolá expedition in 1769 and served at the Presidio of Santa Barbara for twelve years.
From 1797 to 1825 Carlos Antonio served in the military at Monterey and Santa Barbara. As Alta California's delegate to the Mexican Congress of the Union, Carrillo pursued Alta California judicial reform, but his ideas were rejected. In 1836, Carrillo joined the rebellious Juan Bautista Alvarado in demanding a more autonomous Alta California, but internal dissension doomed the effort. In 1837, Carlos was appointed to replace Alvarado as governor, but Alvarado was able to reclaim the Governorship a year later.
Mexican land grant - Channel Islands
Governor Manuel Micheltorena gave a Mexican land grant of Santa Rosa Island, in the Channel Islands of California, to Carlos and his brother José Antonio Carrillo in 1843. They later gave the island to Carlos' daughters, Manuela Carrillo Jones and Francisca Carrillo Thompson.