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Biography* The first California-born governor, Romualdo Pacheco was born in 1831 in Santa Barbara - long before California was to become a state. The only governor of Spanish ancestry, he grew up Spanish-speaking, but at school in Hawaii he learned French and English - and forgot Spanish entirely. Returning to California, he had to re-learn his native tongue. He was a rancher, a judge, State Senator, State Treasurer, and Lt. Governor. Since the legislature was not in session during his nine months as Governor, Pacheco's brief term passed without real controversy or substance. While Governor, he killed a stag in Marin County, and the head and horns were mounted and hung in the Governor's office. A true outdoorsman, he is the only governor who claimed to have lassoed a grizzly bear. In 1876, Pacheco ran for the U.S. House of Representatives and won by one vote. Administration under Governor Romualdo Pacheco The Life of Governor Romualdo Pacheco Born October 31, 1831 Santa Barbara, California Died January 23, 1899 Oakland, California Family First Lady: Mary McIntire Children: Daughter, Maybella Ramona & son, Romualdo, Jr.
Administration under Governor Romualdo Pacheco The Life of Governor Romualdo Pacheco Born October 31, 1831 Santa Barbara, California Died January 23, 1899 Oakland, California Family First Lady: Mary McIntire Children: Daughter, Maybella Ramona & son, Romualdo, Jr.
The Life of Governor Romualdo Pacheco Born October 31, 1831 Santa Barbara, California Died January 23, 1899 Oakland, California Family First Lady: Mary McIntire Children: Daughter, Maybella Ramona & son, Romualdo, Jr.
Born October 31, 1831 Santa Barbara, California Died January 23, 1899 Oakland, California Family First Lady: Mary McIntire Children: Daughter, Maybella Ramona & son, Romualdo, Jr.
