José María Pico

José María Pico
Born	José (Joseph) Darío María Pico 1764 San Xavier de Cavazan (Sonora, México)
Died	1819 San Gabriel, California
Occupation	military

José (Joseph) Darío María Pico (1764, San Xavier de Cavazan (Sonora, México) - 1819, San Gabriel, California) was the founder of the Pico family, an important family to Southern California. He was a soldier in the Company of San Diego since 1782, corporal at Mission San Luis Rey (1798) and sergeant (1805–1818).

Jose Maria Pico was born in 1764 in San Xavier Cavazos (Sonora, Mexico). He was the son of Felipe Santiago Pico de la Cruz and Maria Jacinta Vastida (Bastida). His brothers were José Dolores, José María, José Miguel, Francisco Javier, Patricio, María Antonia Tomasa and Josefa María. His family moved to California when he was a child. He served as a soldier and in 1782 joined the Company in San Diego. Later, in 1798, became a corporal of guard at Mission San Luis Rey. Between 1805-1818 reached the position of sergeant, also in San Luis Rey, retiring in 1818. Jose María Pico died in 1819, in San Gabriel, California.

His mother, María Jacinta de la Bastida, was mulata (mixture of people White and black). His father, Santiago de la Cruz Pico, was Mestizo (Native American-Spanish). In 1789, he married with María Estaquia López (o Gutierrez), originally from Sonora. His three sons were Andrés, José Antonio Bernardo and Pío. He also had seven daughters: Concepción, Estefanía y Jacinta, Ysadora, Tomasa y Feliciana. His brother, José María, was the father of Pio Pico, who was the last Mexican governor of California.

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