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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 in Santa Barbara in particular. Mariano was a soldado de cuera, a leather-jacket soldier, and the first Cordero born in California.

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.

Updates--December 2009

What's New?

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) Santa Barbara City Directory listing for "Cordero", 1875-1936

Coming Soon . . .

1) A more complete chronology for the Cordero family in California (1700 to 1850).  

Contact Jonathan Cordero:  info@sbcordero.net

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.

Header Notes (from left to right):

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/>.