Francisco Guerrero y Palomares

Francisco Guerrero y Palomares
3rd Alcalde of San Francisco
In office
1836–1837
Preceded byJosé Joaquín Estudillo
Succeeded byYgnacio Martínez
6th Alcalde of San Francisco
In office
1839–1842
Preceded byFrancisco de Haro
Succeeded byJosé de Jesús Noé
Personal details
Born1811 (1811)
Died13 July 1851(1851-07-13) (aged 39–40)
San Francisco
Resting placeMission Dolores
SpouseJosefa de Haro
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guerrero and the second or maternal family name is Palomares.

Francisco Guerrero y Palomares (1811 – 13 July 1851) was a Californio politician and ranchero, who served as the third and sixth Alcalde of San Francisco (then known as Yerba Buena). He was notoriously murdered in 1851 in a scandal involving American prospectors seeking to discredit the land claims of Californios.

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