List of pre-statehood mayors of Los Angeles


Listing of the mayors of the Pueblo de Los Angeles and Los Angeles from 1781 to 1850, before the admission of California to statehood in the United States.

Spanish Colonial era - 1781–1821

The office of Alcalde-Mayor of the El Pueblo de la Reina de los Ángeles in the Las Californias and Alta California territories of the Commandancy General of the Provincias Internas in the Castilian Viceroyalty of New Spain.
NameTenureTitle
José Vicente Feliz1781–1786Comisionado, acted as Chief Public Official.
Jose Vanegas1786–1788Alcalde
Jose Sinova1789Alcalde
Francisco Reyes1790Alcalde
Mariano Verdugo1790–1791Alcalde
Jose Vanegas 1792Alcalde
Francisco Reyes 1793–1795Alcalde
José Vanegas 1796Alcalde
Juan Manuel Ramírez Arellano 1797Alcalde
Guillermo Soto1798Alcalde
Francisco Serrano1799Alcalde
Joaquin Higuera1800–1801Alcalde
Mariano Verdugo 1802–1808Alcalde
Guillermo Soto 1809Alcalde
Francisco Avila1810Alcalde
Manuel Gutierrez1811–1812Alcalde
Guillermo Soto 1812–1815Comisionado, assumed responsibilities of Alcalde
Antonio Maria Lugo1816Alcalde
José Polanco1817Alcalde
Anastasio Avila1819–1821Alcalde

Mexican era - 1822 to 1848

The office of Alcalde-Mayor of the Pueblo de Los Angeles in the Alta California territory of .
NameTenureTitle
Manuel Gutierrez 1821–1824Alcalde
Guillermo Cota1824Alcalde
Encarnacion Urquides1824Alcalde
José Maria Avila1825Alcalde
José Antonio Carrillo1826Alcalde
Claudio Lopez1826–1827Alcalde
Guillermo Cota 1827–1828Alcalde
José Antonio Carrillo 1828–1829Alcalde
Guillermo Cota 1829–1830Alcalde
Tiburcio Tapia1830–1831Alcalde
Vicente Sanchez1831–1832Alcalde
Manuel Dominguez1832–1833Alcalde
José Antonio Carrillo 1833–1834Alcalde
José Perez1834–1835Alcalde
Francisco Javier Alvarado1835–1836Alcalde
Manuel Requena1836–1837Alcalde
Jose Loreto Sepulveda1837Alcalde
Luis Arenas1838–1839Alcalde
Tiburcio Tapia and Jose Loreto Sepulveda 1839–1840First and Second Alcalde
Ygnacio Palomares and Ygnacio Alvarado1841Justices of Peace
Manuel Dominguez and Jose Loreto Sepulveda 1842Justices of Peace
Manuel Dominguez and Antonio F. Coronel1843Justices of Peace
Manuel Requena and Tiburcio Tapia 1844First and Second Alcalde
Vicente Sanchez and Juan Capistrano Sepulveda1845First and Second Alcalde
Juan Gallardo and Jose Loreto Sepulveda 1846First and Second Alcalde
Jose Salazar and Enrique Avila1847First and Second Alcalde
Ygnacio Palomares and Jose Loreto Sepulveda 1848First and Second Alcalde

American Territorial era - 1848 to 1850

The office of Mayor of the town of Los Angeles in the U.S. Executive Department of California .
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