Captain José Raimundo Carrillo (1749–1809) was

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soldier and settler, known as an early settler of San Diego, California and as the founder of the

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Biography

Carrillo was born in 1749 in

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(present-day México) at Loreto, Baja California. He came to upper Las Californias as a soldier with the first expedition of Gaspar de Portolà in 1769, and rose to rank of

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. Carrillo served at the Presidio of Santa Barbara, Presidio of Monterey, and in 1806, the

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. He was commandant of the Presidio of San Diego during 1807–1809. In 1809 he died and was buried in the chapel on Presidio Hill November 10, 1809. On April 23, 1781 Carrillo married Tomasa Ignacia Lugo, daughter of the soldier Francisco Lugo, with the ceremony performed by Junipero Serra at San Carlos,

. *His Grandson, Juan José Carrillo (1842-1916), the mayor of Santa Monica, California. *His Great-great Grandson, Leo Carrillo, (1881-1961) was a

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actor and conservationist.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carrillo, Jose Raimundo 1749 births 1809 deaths Californios People of Alta California History of San Diego People from San Diego People from Loreto Municipality, Baja California Sur