Founders of Benicia

1847

Gen. Mariano G. Vallejo

Who was Commandante of Northern

California for over 10 years.

Thomas O. Larkin

U.S. Consul in California 1844-1846.

Robert Semple

Presiding Officer of the First Constitutional

Convention of California and Co-founder

with Rev. Walter Colton of California’s

First Newspaper the “Californian.”

Francisca Benicia Vallejo

Wife of Gen. ...