Welcome to the Cordero Family History and Genealogy Website!
This website is
dedicated to the memory of Mariano Cordero, the progenitor of
many Cordero families in California and of Santa Barbara in
particular. Mariano was soldado de cuera, a leather-jacket
soldier, and the first Cordero born in California. He traveled
from Baja California to San Francisco and eventually settled in
Santa Barbara.
In addition, this
website was created for the purpose of preserving the Cordero
family legacy. The Corderos were one of the first pioneer
families of European descent in California and helped found the
city and county of Santa Barbara. To that end, this website
contributes to the rich history not only of Santa Barbara but of
California as well.
Updates
June 2009
As you can see, I have updated the website. All of the
information from the previous website is still available and
some new information has been added. We are working on several
additions for the future:
1) A biography of America Cordero Grant, wife of Ulysses S.
Grant, Jr.
2) A database that includes descendants of Mariano Cordero
from 1850 to 1900.
3. A more complete chronology for the
Cordero family in California (1700 to 1850).
Thank You!
Thank you to the organizations and people who provided
assistance with research and with the development of the
website: Deanna Cordero, Rosalyn Cordero, Anthony Cordero II,
Anthony Cordero III, William Cordero II,
John Johnson at the Museum of Natural History,
Dorothy Oksner and Lynn Bremer at the Santa Barbara
Mission Archive Library,
John. C. Woodward, the Davidson Library at UCSB, Michael
Redmon and the Santa Barbara Historical Society, Myra Manfrina
at the Valley Lompoc Historical Society, the San Luis Obispo
Genealogical Society, the San Luis Obispo County Historical
Society, ALL the
Clerk/Recorders in California, and many others.
Contact
Header Notes: 1) "Misión de Nuestra Señora de Loreto. Siglo XVIII." Image. Wikepedia. 9 May 2009. 18 May 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org>. 2) "Soldado de Cuera." Image. 18 May 2009. <http://www.torresquevedo.org>. 3) "View of San Diego Mission de Alcala." Image. San Diego Historical Society. 1898. 18 May 2009. <http://www.oac.cdlib.org>. 4) "Mission Dolores, San Francisco, Cal." Image. 1898. 18 May 2009. <http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html>. 5) "Miguel Cordero Adobe." Photo. Unknown author. Used with the kind permission of John C. Woodward. 6) "Mission Santa Barbara." Photo. 5 July 2001. 18 May 2009. <http://missiontour.org/santabarbara/>.
