Resources – Collection Archive Time Period – Mexican Period 1821-1848
The “Mexican Period 1821-1848” refers to the period of Mexican control until the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on February 2, 1848 following the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) when Mexico ceded much of the southwest including California to the United States. The official admission was September 9, 1850. This period Includes the granting of the Rancho Laguna de los Palos Colorados Land Grant to Joaquin Moraga and Juan Bernal.
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000668 |
| General Subject: | Biographical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Lafayette, City Of | |
| Name: | Leidesdorf grave stone (Wm. Alexander; died May 18, 1848) | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | May 1, 1971 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 3215 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000017 |
| General Subject: | Biographical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Arguello – Biography | |
| Name: | Arguello – grave | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | May 1, 1972 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 94 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000210 |
| General Subject: | Biographical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Moraga Family – History And Name Origins | |
| Name: | Maria de la Cruz Sibrian Moraga, mother of Gabriel Ygnacio Moraga | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | February 1, 1973 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 993 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000441 |
| General Subject: | Biographical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Cultural Landmark | |
| Subject: | Arguello – Biography | |
| Name: | Mission Dolores – Arguello grave site | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | April 1, 1973 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 2526 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000462 |
| General Subject: | Biographical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Arguello – Biography | |
| Name: | Arguello grave | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | April 1, 1973 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 2558 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000016 |
| General Subject: | Biographical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Arguello – Biography | |
| Name: | Concha Arguello | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | June 1, 1973 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 92 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000552 |
| General Subject: | Biographical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | California – Including State Government | |
| Name: | Peter Burnett, first governor of California – headstone | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | August 1, 1973 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 2732 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000451 |
| General Subject: | Biographical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Arguello – Biography | |
| Name: | Santiago Arguello | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | September 1, 1973 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 2541 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000208 |
| General Subject: | Biographical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Moraga Family – History And Name Origins | |
| Name: | Gomacinda Moraga, Mrs. John Silveira Avila and family | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | September 1, 1973 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 991 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000004 |
| General Subject: | Biographical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Moraga Family – History And Name Origins | |
| Name: | Teresa Moraga, Jr. High School, Jan. ’74 | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | January 1, 1974 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 47 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000209 |
| General Subject: | Biographical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Moraga Family – History And Name Origins | |
| Name: | John Silviera Avila, tombstone, St. Helena Catholic Cemetery | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | June 1, 1974 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 992 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000207 |
| General Subject: | Biographical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Moraga Family – History And Name Origins | |
| Name: | Gomacinda Moraga-Mrs. John Avila | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | October 1, 1974 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 990 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000211 |
| General Subject: | Biographical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Moraga Family – History And Name Origins | |
| Name: | Gabriel Ygnacio Moraga, son of Maria de la Cruz Sibrian Moraga | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | August 1, 1976 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 994 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000006 |
| General Subject: | Biographical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Moraga Family – History And Name Origins | |
| Name: | Teresa Moraga with escort and Presidio Commandant-Mission Dolores, Aug. ’76 | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | August 1, 1976 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 50 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000517 |
| General Subject: | Biographical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Kendall Biography | |
| Name: | Kendall-Williams | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | February 1, 1978 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 2666 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000512 |
| General Subject: | Biographical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Kendall Biography | |
| Name: | Sam Kendall, 1849, Valley Hill Drive | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | March 1, 1978 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 2659 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000456 |
| General Subject: | Biographical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Californios (spanish And Mexican Prior To 1848) | |
| Name: | Pio Pico family | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | Unknown | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 2549 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000457 |
| General Subject: | Historical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Californios (spanish And Mexican Prior To 1848) | |
| Name: | Pico | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | June 1, 1973 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 2550 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000048 |
| General Subject: | Historical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Building | |
| Subject: | Adobes – In State And In County | |
| Name: | Adobe – artisans | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | June 1, 1973 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 205 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000045 |
| General Subject: | Historical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Building | |
| Subject: | Adobes – In State And In County | |
| Name: | Adobe – Glenside, Lafayette – built by Mexican | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | January 1, 1974 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 201 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000493 |
| General Subject: | Historical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Building | |
| Subject: | Moraga Family – History And Name Origins | |
| Name: | Branciforte (Gabriel Moraga) | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | February 1, 1974 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 2608 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000005 |
| General Subject: | Historical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Moraga Family – History And Name Origins | |
| Name: | Terri Moraga Fiesta, Sept. ’74 | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | September 1, 1974 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 48 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000466 |
| General Subject: | Historical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Californios (spanish And Mexican Prior To 1848) | |
| Name: | Californios – Luga family, Mexicans | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | March 1, 1978 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 2562 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000611 |
| General Subject: | Historical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | California – Including State Government | |
| Name: | Fremont’s American flag, 1844-46 | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | March 1, 1978 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 2903 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000437 |
| General Subject: | Historical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Building | |
| Subject: | Adobes – In State And In County | |
| Name: | Altamirarro Adobe | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | March 1, 1979 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 2521 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000288 |
| General Subject: | Historical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Historic Landmark | |
| Subject: | Adobes – In State And In County | |
| Name: | Salvadore Vallejo Adobe Plaque | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | July 1, 1987 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 1210 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000464 |
| General Subject: | Historical |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Anza, J.b. De – Alvaredo Deed (governor, In-law To Moraga) | |
| Name: | Alvarado deed, 1841 | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | Unknown | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 2560 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000220 |
| General Subject: | Maps & Aerials |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Historical Land Grant | |
| Subject: | Ranchers – Ranches | |
| Name: | Mexican map of Moraga Rancho, looking west | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | Unknown | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 1020 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000341 |
| General Subject: | Maps & Aerials |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Historical Land Grant | |
| Subject: | Moraga Family – History And Name Origins | |
| Name: | Moraga Rancho Palos Colorados, map, 1835 | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | Unknown | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 1419 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000472 |
| General Subject: | Rancho Land Grant |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Historic Landmark | |
| Subject: | Adobe Moraga | |
| Name: | Plaque, 1941 | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | April 1, 1973 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 2570 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000620 |
| General Subject: | Rancho Land Grant |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Moraga Family – History And Name Origins | |
| Name: | Moraga Coat of Arms | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | April 1, 1973 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 2930 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000671 |
| General Subject: | Rancho Land Grant |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Historic Landmark | |
| Subject: | Lafayette, City Of | |
| Name: | Bernal Adobe site | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | April 1, 1973 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 3219 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000047 |
| General Subject: | Rancho Land Grant |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Historic Landmark | |
| Subject: | Adobes – In State And In County | |
| Name: | Adobe – Moraga Way – Hall Drive and Moraga Way | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | August 1, 1973 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 204 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000634 |
| General Subject: | Rancho Land Grant |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Ranchers – Ranches | |
| Name: | Dancing couple | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | September 1, 1973 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 2987 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000054 |
| General Subject: | Rancho Land Grant |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Building | |
| Subject: | Adobe Moraga | |
| Name: | Moraga Adobe plaque | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | February 1, 1974 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 214 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000495 |
| General Subject: | Rancho Land Grant |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Historic Landmark | |
| Subject: | Adobes – In State And In County | |
| Name: | Bernal Adobe | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | October 1, 1978 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 2610 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000025 |
| General Subject: | Rancho Land Grant |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Moraga Family – History And Name Origins | |
| Name: | Moraga Coat of Arms | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | June 1, 1986 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 147 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000289 |
| General Subject: | Rancho Land Grant |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Historic Landmark | |
| Subject: | Adobes – In State And In County | |
| Name: | Adobe Roof Construction | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | July 1, 1987 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 1213 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000381 |
| General Subject: | Rancho Land Grant |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Moraga Family – History And Name Origins | |
| Name: | Moraga Family crest | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | December 1, 1999 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 1600 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000793 |
| General Subject: | Rancho Land Grant |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Not Applicable | |
| Subject: | Moraga Family – History and Name Origins | |
| Name: | Moraga Town Coat of Arms | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | Unknown | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 5149 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000672 |
| General Subject: | Rancho Land Grant |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Historic Landmark | |
| Subject: | Lafayette, City Of | |
| Name: | Bernal Adobe site | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | Unknown | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 3221 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
| Time Period: | Mexican Period 1821-1848 | Item ID: 1000003 |
| General Subject: | Undefined |  I accept MHS Fair Use Disclaimer |
| Location Type: | Undefined | |
| Subject: | Moraga Family – History And Name Origins | |
| Name: | Teresa Moraga, Re-enactment, Aug. ’76 | |
| Item Type: | Slide | |
| Item Date: | August 1, 1978 | |
| Scan Date: | December 31, 2023 | |
| Author: | ||
| Legacy ID: | Slide 46 | |
| Use Permission: | Fair Use | |
