savvyg722 :
Juan Camarillo Sr., the man who purchased the land that eventually became Camarillo, California, was born in Mexico City, Mexico, in 1812.
He moved to Alta California in 1834, when California was still part of Mexico. He was approximately 22 years old.
His son, Adolfo Camarillo, who became the city's namesake, was born in Ventura, California, on October 29, 1864.
So Juan was born in Mexico, while Adolfo was born in what was already the United States.
What's particularly interesting is that Juan arrived in California 14 years before Mexico ceded California to the United States in 1848.
2026-10-18 03:12:49