Don Juan Salvio Pacheco II (1793-1876) was a Californio ranchero and soldier. He founded the city of Concord, then known as Todos Santos.[1][2] Pacheco also served three terms as Alcalde of San José (mayor of San Jose).
Biography
Pacheco was born in 1793 in Monterey, to Ygnacio Bernardino Pacheco and María Carmen del Valle.[1] He was named after his grandfather, Juan Salvio Pacheco I, who came to California as part of the Anza Expedition of 1776.[3]
He enlisted at 17 years old, serving at the Presidio of Monterey and then the Presidio of San Francisco.[1]
He married María Juana Flores in 1827. They had eight children together.[1]
In 1834, Pacheco was granted Rancho Monte del Diablo, a vast estate in Contra Costa.[4]
In 1869, Pacheco founded the town of Todos Santos (today known as Concord, California).[2] He built the Salvio Pacheco Adobe there.
Legacy
The city of Concord was founded by Pacheco in 1869, originally named Todos Santos. There are numerous locations named after Pacheco and his life across Concord, including the Salvio Pacheco Adobe, Plaza de Salvio Pacheco, and Plaza de Todos Santos.
The town of Pacheco is named after him.[5]
Pacheco's eldest son built the Fernando Pacheco Adobe in Concord.
In 2018, a statue of Pacheco was inaugurated in Concord's Plaza de Todos Santos.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Concord Historical Society - Don Salvio Pacheco
- ^ a b c East Bay Times - Concord's 150th Birthday Includes Statue for City Founder Don Salvio Pacheco
- ^ Museum of the San Ramon Valley - March 26, 1828: What Was Life Like?
- ^ California Office of Historic Preservation - Don Salvio Pacheco Adobe
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 676. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.