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Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
Born: July 4, 1807
Died: January 18, 1890 (aged 82)
Bio: Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo was a Californio military commander, politician, and rancher who was born a subject of Spain and became a military officer of the Republic of Mexico and participated in the settling and transition of the Mexican province of Alta California into the state of California.