List of pre-statehood mayors of San Diego

This is a list of pre-statehood alcaldes and mayors of San Diego, from 1770 to 1850, during the Spanish, Mexican, and early American periods, prior to California's admission to statehood.

For the current political office, see Mayor of San Diego.

Commandants of the Presidio of San Diego

From 1770 San Diego was ruled by a commandant from the Presidio of San Diego under the Spanish and (from 1822) Mexican governments. When San Diego became a Pueblo in 1835, an alcalde (mayor) of San Diego served under the Mexican and pre-statehood United States governments.

José María Estudillo served twice as Commandant of the Presidio of San Diego, from 1820 to 1821 and 1827 to 1830.
CommandantTermNotes
Lt. Pedro FagesJuly 1770 – May 1774Military Commandant of California
Lt. José Francisco Ortega1773–1781Acting Commandant from July 1771
Lt. José de ZúñigaSeptember 8, 1781 – October 19, 1793
Lt. Antonio GrajeraOctober 19, 1793 – August 23, 1799
Lt. José FrontAugust 23, 1799 – 1803Temporary Commandant ranking Rodriguez
Lt. Manuel RodríguezAugust 23, 1799 – late 1806Acting Commandant to 1803
Lt. Francisco María Ruizlate 1806 – 18071st time; Acting Commandant.
Lt. José de la Guerra y Noriega1806–1807"for a short time"
Capt. José Raimundo Carrillolate 1807 – 1809
Lt. Francisco María Ruiz1809–18201st time; Acting Commandant.
Capt. Ignacio de Corral1810–1820Never came to California
Lt. José María EstudilloOctober 23, 1820 – September 18211st time
Capt. Francisco María RuizSeptember 1821 – 18272nd time; Presidio relinquished by the Spanish April 20, 1822
Lt. José María Estudillo1827 – April 8, 18302nd time
Lt. Santiago ArgüelloApril 8, 1830 – 1835
Capt. Agustín V. Zamorano1835–1840Never assumed command; was in San Diego only during 1837–1838
Capt. Pablo de la Portillà1835–1838Nominally commandant by rank whenever present

Alcaldes of the Pueblo of San Diego

San Diego became a pueblo in 1834, after a petition to Governor José Figueroa endorsed by Commandant Santiago Arguello. The first Alcalde (mayor) Juan María Osuna was elected, defeating Pío Pico by 13 votes. By 1838, the population shrank enough to lose its pueblo status and was ruled by a Juez de Paz as a partition of the Los Angeles District until San Diego was incorporated as a city under U.S. rule.

The following are the Juez de Paz and Alcaldes (Justices of the Peace and Mayors) of San Diego. In this table "suplente" means substitute.

AlcaldeTermNotes
Juan María OsunaJanuary 1, 1835 – 18361st time
Santiago Argüello1836–1837Also last full-time Commandant
José Antonio Estudillo1837–18391st time
Juan María Marrón1839–18411st time
Rosario E. Aguilar1841Juez de Paz
Jesús Moreno1841Suplente
José Antonio Congora1842Juez de Paz; 1st time
José María Alvarado1842Suplente
José Joaquin Ortega1843 – May 1843Juez de Paz; 1st time
José Antonio CongoraMay 1843 – 1843Juez de Paz; 2nd time
José María Orozco1843Suplente
Juan María Marrón1844Juez de Paz; 2nd time; b. February 8, 1808
Thomas Wrightington1844Suplente; 1st time
Francisco María Alvarado1845Juez de Paz
José Antonio Estudillo1845Juez de Paz (temporary); 2nd time
José Ramon Argüello1845 – April 1845Suplente
José Antonio EstudilloApril 1846 – 1846Sub-prefect; 3rd time; served until arrival of Americans
Juan María Osuna1846Juez de Paz; 2nd time(?); at first declined office, possibly did not act
Miguel Pedrorena1846Juez de Paz; served in Estudillo's absence
José Joaquin OrtegaAugust 1846 – August 1846Juez de Paz; 2nd time; 1st under American rule
Henry D. FitchAugust 1846 – June 1847Suplente; Juez de Paz in 1847
Lt. Robert Clift, Jr.June 1847 – 1847Suplente; also Juez de Paz to March 1848
Philip Crosthwaite1847Suplente; possibly appointed with Fitch
Thomas Wrightington1847 – March 1848Suplente; 2nd time; possibly served in Crosthwaite's place
Juan BandiniMarch 29, 1848 – September 27, 1848Juez de Paz
E. L. BrownApril 15, 1848 – 1848
Juan María MarrónOctober 3, 1848 – 1849Juez de Paz
Dennis Gahagan1849–1850Alcalde
Thomas W. SutherlandMarch 1850 – 1850Acting Alcalde

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