Juan Bautista Alvarado

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Juan Bautista Valentín Alvarado y Vallejo (14 February 1809 – 13 July 1882) usually known as Juan Bautista Alvarado (Spanish pronunciation: [/ˈxwam bawˈtista alβaˈɾaðo/] huan-bau-tis-ta-al-ba-ra-do), was a Californio ranchero and politician who was the longest-serving governor of California’s Mexican era. A native of Monterey and a member of the Diputación de Alta California, he came to power in November 1836 at the head of the Plan of Monterey, which deposed Governor Nicolás Gutiérrez, suspended relations with Mexico City and demanded the restoration of the federal constitution of 1824. The south treated the plan as a northern aggression and contested the office. During that contest, Alvarado swore the centralist Siete Leyes and assumed governorship ad interim. Later confirmed by the central government, he held the office until 1842. He was later commissioned a colonel in the Mexican Army's auxiliarie militia and elected a deputy to Congress, though he never took his seat. In the Mexican...

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