Philippines & Pilipinos in Early California
Antonio Rodrigues, Chino, 50 years old native of Vindo(?), Manila
Juana Maria Rodrigues, 8 years old, (Antonio's daughter)
of Pueblo de la Reyna de los Angeles, 31 de Diciembre, 1781
(Los Angeles Census)
Escalante (Gregorio),1833, nat. of Manila, who deserted from the Helvetius, Lived at S.F.
1840-1844, owning a lot, being sindico in 1842, and 40 years old in 1844.iv.655,684.Ace. to Chas Brown he
married, raised a family, made and lost a fortune, and in 1878 was in the poor-house at Mayfield http://www.sfgenealogy.com/caldatanook/pioneers/capioe.htm
California Pioneer Register and Index,1542-1848 E extracted from History of California, 7 Volumes, originally
published 1884-1890, Hubert Howe Bancroft.
(additional notes by M.E.Embry- "poor-house in Mayfield (?)" Mayfield township{present day South Palo Alto} was
founded in 1855 & was annexed to Palo Alto on 7/6/1925. Palo Alto was founded in 1887. Mayfield was 3/4 mile from
the Stanford University buildings
Helvetius, a whaler owned by Stephen Girard; wrecked off Honolulu on 11/10/1834
sindico, person appointed to take charge of property under litigation or to liquidate a bankrupt business;a receiver
or trustee according to the Spanish-English dictionary
Yerba Buena- the Mexican village/town that was officially renamed San Francisco on 1/30/1847 by Washington
Barlett, Chief magistrate )
San Francisco Land Titles,1852, Schedule A Synopsis of all grants of land within the limits claimed by the
City, made during the administration of the Mexican government "8/15/1843 grantor-F. Sanchez,J. de Paz; grantee-Bruno
Valencia in Yerba Buena, next to the house of Gregorio Escalante" "12/27/1843 grantor-F.
Sanchez, J. de Paz; grantee John Martin in Yerba Buena, adjoining lot of Escalante & John Davis" "5/10/1845
grantor-Padilla, Alcalde; grantee Eusebio Soto, lot in Yerba Buena, next to that of Greg. Escolante"
Census of San Francisco 10/31/1842
Gregorio Escalante; birthplace-Manila; occupation-merchant; age-34
Exhibit No. 9 to Deposition of R.C. Hopkins
Seventy-five Years in San Francisco, The First San Francisco Directory
Appendix H Yerba Buena (1846)
Gregorio Escalante (from Manila), baker
"7/9/1846- the Mexican Eagle was displaced by the Stars and Stripes by Capt Montgomery , USN. districts
of San Francisco-Yerba Buena, Mission Dolores & the Presidio"
Julian Delargo, 40 years old native of Manilla
1850 Los Angeles city household #10; family #10; line#37;taken 1/15/1851 Reel #M432-35
1850 California Census for natives of Manilla with est. date of birth:
Calaveras Slamslans Powand (1831)
San Diego Domingo Rodrigues (1823)
Toulumne township #1 Marcellar Antonio (1815) Ramon Apiado (1830);
Pablo Balleno (1826); Calistro Bemdictro (1820); Peter Bull (1810); Domingo
Casamero (1825); Marian Cladio (1820); Jean Crible (1781); Roberts dela
Rosa (1825); Marian Domingo (1824); Castor Drmino(1788); Ramon Ermon
(1823);
Alselmo Fernando (1824); Alexander Francisco (1825); Ignacio Francisco
(1830); Thomas Lawcio (1815); Eugim Leorio (1818); Antonio Morano (1819);
Vicuto Nocam (1825); Ansette Pasgual (1821); Philip Young (1814)
Toulumne township #2 Julian Damor (1826); Filippo Manilla (1825)
Source: San Francisco Cemetery Index 1848-1863
1) Antoine Francisco, 30 years old, native of Manila, died 1853, Yerba
Buena Cemetery, grave#2832
2) Leon Gregoire, 25 years old, native of Manila,died 12/15/1853,Yerba
Buena Cemetry grave#1034
also @ Daily Alta California Newspaper Vital Notices, 1853, Death
3) O. Sanchez, 42 years old, native of Manila, died 1857, Mission Dolores
Cemetery
4) F. Santiago, 28 years old, a native of Manila, died 1855, Lone Mountain
Cemetery
5) Antonia Valentia, 22 years old, a native of Manila, died 1852, Yerba
Buena Cemetery grave #416
contributor:Charles McComas Robb
1860 California census for natives of Manilla
Alameda Alexander R. Callante, 19y, servant (James Temingham- HoH)
San Mateo Peter Baresha/ Barutha, 29y, laborer
Lucy Clark, 16y, cook
Palenthen, Ellenan, 29y
Blas Paska, 28y, salonkeeper
Luis Lopez,inmate @ the State Prison, 23 years old, a laborer & native of Manilla,
convicted in 1857 of grand larceny
1860 Corte Madera, Marin County census taken on 7/23/1860
1880 California Census
Santa Clara L. M. Fernandez, 55y, native of Philippine Is. professor of Pennmanship,
HoH, with wife-Josephine, 31y; daughter-Mary Anna, 19y; sons-Joseph, 11y & John, 17y all native of
California
Pedro Juan, 68y, native of Manilla died 6/23/1887 @ Mariposa County Hosp Source:Mariposa
Gazatte 1887-1890
S. Martinas, 65y, native of Manila, died 5/12/1887 in San Quentin Source:
San Francisco Call 5/14/1887, page 8
Spanish Explorations of California Coast by Ships from the Philippines
Sources
The March of Portola and the Discovery of the Bay of San Francisco, an e-book by Zoeth S. Eldredge,
produced by David A. Schwan
Publications of the Historical Society of Southern California, Vol 11, Part 1, Los angeles, 1891, Sutro
Collections, with translations by George Butler Griffin
Felipe Salcedo
commanded San Pedro, a flagship of his grandfather Legaspi, on 6/1/1565 from Cebu, Philippines sailed
to Cape Mendocino, California and to the Mexican port of Acapulco This route was followed for nealy 300 years by
the Spanish Manila-Acapulco galleon trades.
Francisco de Galli
sailed for the Philippines in 1585 & directed to survey the Californian coast during his return voyage.
Not much was accomplished by Capt. de Galli
Sebastian Cermenon
Orders similar to Capt de Galli was given to Capt. Cermenon in 1594. Unfortunately, he lost San Agustin,
his ship that explorations by galleon ships from the Philippines came to an end.
Monterey, California was occupied in 1606 by order of Philip lll, King of Spain to succor
& refit Philippine galleon ships.
Jose Gonzales Cabrera Bueno published in Manila in 1734 the Treatise in Navigation
Don Juan Manuel de Ayala was born 12/28/1745 in Osuna, Andalucia. He was
the commander of Sonora {a schooner} Santiago & San Carlos {a paquebot}. He went to the Philippines in 8/1779 with
San Carlos. He served Spanish interests in California from 1776 to 1778 after conducting exploration of San Francisco
Bay.
Additional notes about San Carlos (also called "El Filipino") @
"San Carlos, a vessel built in the Philippines, arrived thence, at San Diego 12/9/1791, under the command
of Juan Gonzales" said Fray Zepherin Englehardt in his book Missions and Missionaries
of California
