{"id":49670,"date":"2016-10-30T16:42:47","date_gmt":"2016-10-30T16:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/?p=49670"},"modified":"2016-11-10T01:29:18","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T01:29:18","slug":"the-life-and-times-of-pio-pico-last-governor-of-mexican-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=49670","title":{"rendered":"The Life and Times of P\u00edo Pico, Last Governor of Mexican California"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Life and Times of P\u00edo Pico, Last Governor of Mexican California<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Lost LA<\/a>
\nKCET<\/a>
\nBurbank, California
\n2016-10-27<\/p>\n

William D. Estrada<\/strong><\/a>, Curator of California and American History and Chair of the History Department
\nNatural History Museum of Los Angeles County<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nP\u00edo de Jesus Pico<\/a> and his wife, Mar\u00eda Ignacia Alvarado Pico, in 1852, with two of their nieces, Mar\u00eda Anita Alvarado (far left) and Trinidad Ortega (far right). Courtesy of the Seaver Center for Western History Research<\/a>, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County<\/a>.<\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

P\u00edo Pico<\/a> was the last governor of California<\/a> under Mexican rule, serving from 1845-46, just before the U.S. military occupation<\/a>. Today, the name Pico is a familiar place name. Driving or walking throughout Southern California<\/a> one will encounter busy Pico Boulevard<\/a>; the City of Pico Rivera<\/a>; two P\u00edo Pico elementary schools<\/a>; the Pico-Union district<\/a> near downtown L.A.<\/a>; Pico Park<\/a>; the P\u00edo Pico Koreatown Library<\/a>; the three-story Pico House<\/a> building; natural landmarks such as Pico Canyon<\/a> north of Los Angeles<\/a> and Pico Creek<\/a> near Oceanside<\/a>; and P\u00edo Pico State Historic Park<\/a> in the City of Whittier<\/a>, just to name a few. His name has been commercialized in several businesses from corner grocery stores, shopping malls and fast food restaurants. And yet, despite the veneration in the popular mind, much of what we know about P\u00edo Pico remains clouded in myth. His significance as an historical figure, as well as his connection to the contemporary Latino and African-American communities, is worth remembering…<\/p>\n

Read the entire article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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