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Maria Concepcion Lopez de Palomares "Dona China"
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Life Summary
[edit]Maria Concepcion Lopez de Palomares, or "Dona China" as she is refered to at the Palomares Adobe, was born in December 8th in 1817[1] in the city of Los Angeles and died in April 18th in 1881 in the city of Pomona at Rancho San Jose. [2] Her parents were Esteban Ignacio María de los Ángeles López y Cota(died 1852) and María Jacinta del Sacramento Váldez y Quinteros(died 1830).[2] Concepcion Palomares is is often linked to her marriage to Ygnacio Maria Palomares (died 1864).
Property and marriage
[edit]According to a handwritten marriage certificate, on May 26th in 1832, Concepcion and Ygnacio Palomares were married in the San Gabriel Mission.[3] Rancho San Jose was granted to Ygnacio Palomares and Riccardo Vejar in 1837 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado. The Palomares couple lived in an adobe house after its build was finished in 1854 and it is known as Palomares Adobe.[4] This building was restored in 1939 and finally was registered as a historical landmark on April 21st in 1941.[4]
Concepcion Palomares was in charge of the botanicals on the Palomares property, growing different plants, trees, and crops as a means for food and medicine.[5]
- ^ "Maria Concepcion (Lopez) Palomares (1817-1881) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree". www.wikitree.com. 1817-12-08. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ^ a b "Maria Concepcion "China" Lopez Palomares ..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ^ "The Claremont Colleges: Digital Library".
- ^ a b Parks, California State. "ADOBE DE PALOMARES". California State Parks. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
- ^ Borer, Eric (2016-09-09). "Family legacy lives on". La Verne Magazine. Retrieved 2025-05-03.