Andrés Pico
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 California Adjutant General
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In office ca 1861 – ca 1864 |
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| California State Assemblyman | |
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In office 1851–1860 |
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| California State Senator | |
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In office 1860–1876 |
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| Born |
November 18, 1810 San Diego, Alta California |
| Died | February 14, 1876 (aged 65) Los Angeles, California |
| Political party | Chivalry Democrat |
| Relations | Pío Pico |
| Profession | Rancher, soldier, politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Awards |
Rancho Ex-Mission San Fernando Pico Canyon Oilfield named for him Rancho Pico Junior High School named after him |
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| Allegiance |
 Alta California United States
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| Rank |
 General(Mexico - until 1847)  Brigadier General (California State Militia - after 1858) |
| Commands | California Lancers |
| Battles/wars |
Mexican-American War Battle of San Pascual |
Andrés Pico (November 18, 1810 – February 14, 1876) was a Californio who became a successful rancher, fought in the contested Battle of San Pascual during the Mexican-American War, and negotiated promises of post-war protections for Californios in the 1847 Treaty of Cahuenga. After California became one of the United States, Pico was elected to the state Assembly and Senate. He was appointed as the commanding brigadier general of the state militia during the U.S. Civil War.
Andrés Pico was born in San Diego in 1810 as a first-generation Californio. He was one of several sons of José María Pico and María Eustaquia López. An older brother was Pío Pico, who twice served as governor of Alta California.
In 1845 under the law for secularization of former Church properties, his older brother Governor Pío Pico granted Andrés Pico and his associate Juan Manso a nine-year lease for the Mission San Fernando Rey de España lands, which encompassed nearly the entire San Fernando Valley. At that time a 35-year-old rancher, Andrés Pico lived in Pueblo de Los Angeles. He ran cattle on the ranch and used the mission complex as his hacienda. He gave Rómulo Pico Adobe to his son.
In 1846, to raise funds for the Mexican-American War, the Pío Pico government sold secularized mission lands. The Mission San Fernando was sold to Eulogio de Celis, who established Rancho Ex-Mission San Fernando. Celis returned to Spain, but his descendants stayed in California. Under the terms of secularization, the sale excluded the Mission compound and its immediate surroundings, which were reserved for Don Andrés.
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