Manuel F. Coronel was a

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politician, who served in the

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and as the first official

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(water steward). served as a member of the 1869–1871 California State Assembly, representing the 2nd District. Political Graveyard, 1859-60 California State Assembly
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Life

He was the son of

Ygnacio Coronel Ygnacio Coronel (1795–1862) was a settler in the Pueblo de Los Ángeles of Mexican Alta California. He was a member of the Los Angeles Common Council. Life Jose Ygnacio Franco Coronel was born in Mexico City, during the colonial New Spain p ...

. His brother is Antonio F. Coronel, who served as

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and

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. He was the first one appointed as

(water steward) on April 3, 1854, but he resigned just two weeks later.

References

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