Quote of the day
We cannot suppose therefore that God has made an order of beings, with such mental qualities and powers, for the sole purpose of being used as beasts, or instruments of labour.
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.








