| Mexican-Americans and
Spanish-Americans Before Solano County belonged to the
United States it belonged to the Mexicans. Most Mexicans raised
cattle here, not crops.
The Vaca and Pena families left New Mexico because the
constant fighting of the Mexican leaders, Comanche and Apache
Native Americans, and other people. They heard about Solano
County and moved here! They arrived in California in 1841.
Once they were here they got a land grant from General
Vallejo. This land grant covered over 44,000 acres and ran from
Lagoon Valley almost to Dixon.
by K.C. |
This is the grave of Andre Martinez, a Mexican-American who
lived in Solano County. He lived and worked for the Wolfskill
Ranch for 42 years. Dia de
los Muertos is celebrated in Mexico and here.
The Wolfskills were some of the first European settlers in
Solano County. John Wolfskill is known as, "the father of the
California fruit industry." |
1997 Linda Ferguson and Eva LaMar
