Quote of the day
I wish my deadly foe, no worse
Than want of friends, and empty purse.
Luís María Peralta

Born: 1759
Died: August 26, 1851 (aged 92)
Bio: Luis María Peralta was a soldier in the Spanish Army, who received one of the largest of the Spanish land grants, Rancho San Antonio, a 44,800-acre plot that encompassed most of the East Bay region of California.