del jesus del july landowner eastern california united_states los_angeles estate registered early life born mexico father soldier spanish army came california administrator joined army cadet santa barbara promoted second lieutenant transferred commander involved power struggle commandant served won conflict battlefield causing rift father son spoke moved charge mission san francisco trusted officer left charge absence service del received land grant time married died years later died leaving deathbed decided wanted reconcile son letter offered properties including acre km2 san_francisco land grant received unfortunately died letter delivered son returned family homestead administer ranch estate divided second wife remarried death filed lawsuit claim land site recorded discovery gold california sparking minor gold rush years famous eventually lawsuit decided land split receiving acre km2 del live land initially instead residing street area los_angeles active local politics 1840s served equivalent city council member secretary treasurer civil government governor elected los_angeles served short time city incorporated american city tenure established early law enforcement group california achieved later year del served short period elected year term elected resigned december year marriage age married year old remained city_council years devoted time improving del family including children finally moved later life late 1850s early 1860s difficult southern_california severe flooding caused great damage despite family like continued live means pay debts return received land inheritance sold pay debts winter floods followed lasted years forced del sell remaining land left acres ranch survived hard times thriving operation source commercially grown del seven children live adulthood youngest president age instrumental preservation movement marked bells died buried took running moved los_angeles ailing woman refused die reunited long dead husband remains moved los_angeles soon arrival died buried coffin remains lie
Ygnacio del Valle