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Carlos Antonio Carrillo

Carlos Antonio Carrillo
Mexico Congress of the Union
In office
1831–1832
Governor of Alta California
In office
1837–1838
Preceded by Juan Bautista Alvarado
Succeeded by Juan Bautista Alvarado
Personal details
Born 24 Dec 1783
Santa Barbara, California
Died 23 February 1852(1852-02-23) (aged 68)
Santa Barbara, California
Spouse(s) Maria Josefa Raymunda Castro
Profession Politician, soldier
Religion Roman Catholic
Military service
Allegiance Mexico

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.

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.(pp. 260–61)

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.


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