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 in Alta California, prior to California's admission to statehood.
Spanish era + Alcaldes of San José Alcalde Term Notes José Manuel Gonzales 1785 - 1789 Inside San Jose - Peralta Adobe's First Resident, an Overlooked Figure in SJ HistorySanta Clara Library - Jose Manuel Gonzales: Apache Mayor of San José Ignacio Archuleto 1803 Luis María Peralta 1807-1821 The Peraltas and Their Home - California Historical Society Quarterly. Vol. 30, No. 3 (Sep., 1951), pp. 217-231 José Agustín Narváez 1821
Mexican era + Alcaldes of San JoséBancroft, Hubert Howe. History of California: 1825-1840 Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1840. ; See pages 729-731Bancroft, Hubert Howe. History of California: 1808-1824 Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1840. ; See pages 604-606History of San Jose, California - Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers 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
American era + Alcaldes of San JoséPortrait Alcalde Term Notes John Burton 1847 Charles White 1848 K. H. Dimmick 1849 Richard M. May 1849 John C. Conroy 1849-1850
See also Mayor of San Jose List of pre-statehood mayors of Los Angeles List of pre-statehood mayors of San Francisco List of pre-statehood mayors of San Diego
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