Quote of the day
This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,
And Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars.
At this still hour the self-collected soul
Turns inward, and beholds a stranger there
Of high descent, and more than mortal rank;
An embryo God; a spark of fire divine.
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.








