Francisca Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo | |
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 Portrait of Francisca Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo by Stephen Shaw, 1856 | |
| Born | Francisca Benicia Carrillo August 23, 1815 |
| Died | January 30, 1891 (aged 75) Sonoma, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mountain Cemetery, Sonoma, California, U.S. |
| Citizenship | Spain Mexico United States |
| Known for | Namesake of Benicia, California |
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| Children | 16 |
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| Relatives | José Antonio Romualdo Pacheco, Jr. (nephew) |
Doña Francisca Benicia Carrillo de Vallejo (1815-1891) was a Californio pioneer. A member of the Carrillo family of California, Carrillo was the wife of Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo. Carrillo was an early settler of Sonoma, California, the town founded by her husband. She survived the Bear Flag Rebellion and went on to oversee the Vallejo estate, Lachryma Montis, until her death in 1891. The city of Benicia, California is named after her.