List of pre-statehood mayors of San Diego

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This is a list of pre-statehood alcaldes and mayors of San Diego , from 1770 to 1850, during the Spanish, Mexican, and early American periods, prior to California's admission to statehood.

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Commandants of the Presidio of San Diego

From 1770 San Diego was ruled by a commandant from the Presidio of San Diego under the Spanish and (from 1822) Mexican governments. When San Diego became a Pueblo in 1835, an alcalde (mayor) of San Diego served under the Mexican and pre-statehood United States governments.

Jose Maria Estudillo served twice as Commandant of the Presidio of San Diego, from 1820 to 1821 and 1827 to 1830. Jose Maria Estudillo.jpg
José María Estudillo served twice as Commandant of the Presidio of San Diego, from 1820 to 1821 and 1827 to 1830.
CommandantTermNotes
Lt. Pedro Fages July 1770 – May 1774Military Commandant of California
Lt. José Francisco Ortega 1773–1781Acting Commandant from July 1771
Lt. José de Züñiga September 8, 1781 – October 19, 1793
Lt. Antonio Grajera October 19, 1793 – August 23, 1799
Lt. José Front August 23, 1799 – 1803Temporary Commandant ranking Rodriguez
Lt. Manuel Rodríguez August 23, 1799 – late 1806Acting Commandant to 1803
Lt. Francisco María Ruiz late 1806 – 18071st time; Acting Commandant.
Lt. José de la Guerra y Noriega 1806–1807"for a short time"
Capt. José Raimundo Carrillo late 1807 – 1809
Lt. Francisco María Ruiz 1809–18201st time; Acting Commandant.
Capt. Ignacio de Corral 1810–1820Never came to California
Lt. José María Estudillo October 23, 1820 – September 18211st time
Capt. Francisco María Ruiz September 1821 – 18272nd time; Presidio relinquished by the Spanish April 20, 1822
Lt. José María Estudillo 1827 – April 8, 18302nd time
Lt. Santiago Argüello April 8, 1830 – 1835
Capt. Agustín V. Zamorano 1835–1840Never assumed command; was in San Diego only during 1837–1838
Capt. Pablo de la Portillà 1835–1838Nominally commandant by rank whenever present

Alcaldes of the Pueblo of San Diego

San Diego became a pueblo in 1834, after a petition to Governor José Figueroa endorsed by Commandant Santiago Arguello. The first Alcalde (mayor) Juan María Osuna was elected, defeating Pío Pico by 13 votes. By 1838, the population shrank enough to lose its pueblo status and was ruled by a Juez de Paz as a partition of the Los Angeles District until San Diego was incorporated as a city under U.S. rule.

The following are the Jueces de Paz and Alcaldes (Justices of the Peace and Mayors) of San Diego. In this table "suplente" means substitute.

AlcaldeTermNotes
Juan María Osuna January 1, 1835 – 18361st time
Santiago Argüello 1836–1837Also last full-time Commandant
José Antonio Estudillo 1837–18391st time
Juan María Marrón 1839–18411st time
Rosario E. Aguilar 1841Juez de Paz
Jesús Moreno1841Suplente
José Antonio Congora 1842Juez de Paz; 1st time
José María Alvarado1842Suplente
José Joaquin Ortega 1843 – May 1843Juez de Paz; 1st time
José Antonio Congora May 1843 – 1843Juez de Paz; 2nd time
José María Orozco 1843Suplente
Juan María Marrón 1844Juez de Paz; 2nd time; b. February 8, 1808
Thomas Wrightington 1844Suplente; 1st time
Francisco María Alvarado 1845Juez de Paz
José Antonio Estudillo 1845Juez de Paz (temporary); 2nd time
José Ramon Argüello 1845 – April 1845Suplente
José Antonio Estudillo April 1846 – 1846Sub-prefect; 3rd time; served until arrival of Americans
Juan María Osuna 1846Juez de Paz; 2nd time(?); at first declined office, possibly did not act
Miguel Pedrorena 1846Juez de Paz; served in Estudillo's absence
José Joaquin Ortega August 1846 – August 1846Juez de Paz; 2nd time; 1st under American rule
Henry D. Fitch August 1846 – June 1847Suplente; Juez de Paz in 1847
Lt. Robert Clift, Jr. June 1847 – 1847Suplente; also Juez de Paz to March 1848
Philip Crosthwaite 1847Suplente; possibly appointed with Fitch
Thomas Wrightington 1847 – March 1848Suplente; 2nd time; possibly served in Crosthwaite's place
Juan Bandini March 29, 1848 – September 27, 1848Juez de Paz
E. L. Brown April 15, 1848 – 1848
Juan María Marrón October 3, 1848 – 1849Juez de Paz
Dennis Gahagan 1849–1850Alcalde
Thomas W. Sutherland March 1850 – 1850Acting Alcalde

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