8/24/2013

8/24/2013

3/24/2022

Landmark information

  • Location:
    494-498 Alvarado St, Monterey
  • Plaque:
    Official State Plaque
  • Site:
    Existing
  • Date First Visited:
    6/13/1995
  • Date Most Recently Visited:
    3/24/2022
  • GPS Coordinates:
    N 36 49.994, W 121 53.702

About this landmark

Plaque text:
Native of Monterey, Governor of California under Mexican rule December 20, 1836 - December 20, 1842. During his administration the increasing influx of Americans, and the Russian settlement at Fort Ross, began to be regarded as serious problems. Russians withdrew in 1841.