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This is a list of pre-statehood alcaldes and mayors of San Jose , from 1777 to 1850, during the Spanish, Mexican, and early American periods, prior to California's admission to statehood.
| Alcalde | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| José Manuel Gonzales | 1785 - 1789 | [1] [2] |
| Ignacio Archuleto | 1803 | |
| José Agustín Narváez | 1821 |
| Portrait | Alcalde | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Castro | 1822 | ||
| Juan Alvires | 1823 | ||
| Ignacio Pacheco | 1824 | ||
| Joaquín Higuera | 1825 | ||
 | Antonio Suñol | 1826 | |
| Mariano Castro | 1827 | ||
 | Juan Salvio Pacheco II | 1828 | |
| Florentino Archuleta | 1829 | ||
| Mariano Castro | 1830 | ||
| Mariano Duarte | 1831 | ||
| Ignacio Ceballos | 1832 | ||
| | Juan Salvio Pacheco II | 1833 | |
| Pedro Chaboya | 1834 | ||
 | Antonio María Pico | 1835 | |
| José María Alviso | 1836 | ||
| Juan Alvires | 1837 | ||
| Dolores Pacheco | 1838 | ||
| José Noriega | 1839 | ||
| Dolores Pacheco | 1840 | ||
| | Antonio Suñol | 1841 | |
| Antonio Buelna | 1842 | ||
| | Juan Salvio Pacheco II | 1843 | |
| | Antonio María Pico | 1844-1845 | |
| John Burton | 1846 |
| Alcalde | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| John Burton | 1847 | |
| Charles White | 1848 | |
| H.K. Dimmick | 1849 | [6] |
| Richard M May | 1849 | |
| John C. Conroy | 1849-1850 |
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