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Juan Bandini
Juan Bandini
	Juan Bandini
Born	1800; Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru
Died	November 4, 1859 (aged 58-59); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Marie de los Dolores Estudillo, Refugia Argüello

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Juan Bandini (1800 – November 4, 1859) was a Peruvian-born Californio public figure, politician, and ranchero. He is best known for his role in the development of San Diego in the mid-19th century.

Early history

Bandini was born in 1800 in Lima, Peru, to José Bandini, a Spanish sea captain. His father came to California in 1819 and in 1821 participated in the Mexican War of Independence. After the revolution, his father's family moved to San Diego, arriving on September 1, 1834, on the brig Natalie.

Marriage and family

Bandini married Marie de los Dolores Estudillo on November 20, 1822. She was born c. 1808, daughter of Captain José María Estudillo. They had three daughters, Arcadia, Ysidora, and Josefa, and two sons, Juanito and one who died in childhood.

Bandini's second wife was Refugia Argüello, daughter of Santiago Argüello. They had three sons, Juan de la Cruz, Alfredo, and Arturo, and two daughters, Dolores and Victoria.

Bandini built a large U-shaped house, Casa de Bandini, in 1829. Initially it had 12 rooms and was one-story. Bandini was forced to sell his house in 1859 due to financial losses. Part of the building was converted into a store. His house was later converted to the Cosmopolitan Hotel in 1869, with a second story and wraparound porch added. The house still stands in Old Town San Diego, at the east corner of the town square, and has recently been fully remodeled and reopened as a hotel and restaurant. Originally the house and hotel were not stuccoed—that was added in modern times to make it look "Spanish Colonial".

Civic life

Bandini served various public offices such as member of the assembly, sub-comisario of revenues, and substitute congressman.

Rancho Jurupa

Bandini was granted and occupied Rancho Tecate in 1836. However he was soon driven to abandon it by raids to plunder the ranchos around San Diego by bands of fugitive neophytes, rancho employees, and natives from the interior in 1836-1837. This is now the town of Tecate.^[1]

In 1838, the Mexican government granted him Rancho Jurupa in modern-day San Bernardino County and Riverside County.^[2]

During the Mexican–American War, Bandini supported the Americans. With Santiago Arguello he issued an appeal to not resist the Americans. After the war, Bandini was increasingly critical of the U.S. government, especially the Land Act of 1851 that allowed Mexican land grants to be challenged. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo with Mexico, in 1848, had guaranteed the land grants would be recognized.

During March 29–September 27, 1848 he was Juez de Paz (Justice of the Peace) of San Diego Pueblo.

In 1850 he opened a store in San Diego and built the Gila House hotel. Soon after he moved to Mexico then in 1855 to Los Angeles where he died in 1859.

Public perception

Bandini liked to dress elegantly, was always gracious, and maintained a refined presence wherever he went. He was known as a charming public speaker, fluent writer, excellent dancer, fair musician, and fine horseman. His home was the social center of San Diego.

Bandini had a gift of sardonic humor and enjoyed sarcasm. Richard Henry Dana Jr. in Two Years Before the Mast said of him:

He had a slight and elegant figure, moved gracefully, danced and waltzed beautifully, spoke the best of Castilian, with a pleasant and refined voice and accent, and had throughout the bearing of a man of high birth and figure.

Seeing him again one evening, Dana said:

He gave us the most graceful dancing that I had ever seen. He was dressed in white pantaloons, neatly made, a short jacket of dark silk gaily figured, white stockings and thin Morocco slippers upon his very small feet.

His lifestyle and hospitality often got him into trouble financially, requiring his children to bail him out in later years.

Notes

^ Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of the Pacific States of North America (Volume 15), CALIFORNIA, VOL. III. 1825-1840, A. L. BANCROFT & COMPANY, PUBLISHERS, 1885, p. 614
^ Jurupa grant (Riverside and San Bernardino counties, Calif.): Juan Bandini, claimant : case no. 213, Southern District, 1838-1879. from cdlib.org accessed May 21, 2014

References

"Last Rites for Juan Bandini -Los Angeles Herald 12 September 1905". California Digital Newspaper Collection. 1905-09-12. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
Biography from San Diego Historical Society from Smythe's History of San Diego, p. 164.
"The Bandini Family", The Journal of San Diego History 15:1 (Winter 1969)
"Pioneer Spanish Families of California", The Journal of San Diego History 11:3 (June 1965). Reprinted from The Century Magazine XLI n.s. XIX (January 1891), by Charles Howard Shinn.
Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). "Bandini, Juan" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
1850 Census, San Diego, California, p. 275B

External links

Works by or about Juan Bandini at the Internet Archive

[1] Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of the Pacific States of North America (Volume 15), CALIFORNIA, VOL. III. 1825-1840, A. L. BANCROFT & COMPANY, PUBLISHERS, 1885, p. 614

[2] Jurupa grant (Riverside and San Bernardino counties, Calif.): Juan Bandini, claimant : case no. 213, Southern District, 1838-1879. from cdlib.org accessed May 21, 2014

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-'''Juan Bandini''' (1800 – November 4, 1859) was an early settler of what would become San Diego, California.
+'''Juan Bandini''' (1800 – November 4, 1859) was a Peruvian-born [[Californio]] public figure, politician, and ranchero. He is best known for his role in the development of [[San Diego]] in the mid-19th century.
 ==Early history==
-Juan Bandini was born 1800 in [[Lima]], [[Viceroyalty of Peru|Peru]] to José Bandini, a Spanish sea captain. His father came to California in 1819 and 1821 and participated in the [[Mexican War of Independence]]. After the revolution his father's family moved to [[San Diego]], arriving in San Diego September 1, 1834 on the brig ''Natalie''.
+Bandini was born in 1800 in [[Lima]], [[Viceroyalty of Peru|Peru]], to [[José Bandini]], a Spanish sea captain. His father came to California in 1819 and in 1821 participated in the [[Mexican War of Independence]]. After the revolution, his father's family moved to [[San Diego]], arriving on September 1, 1834, on the brig ''Natalie''.
 ==Marriage and family==
@@ Line 60: / Line 52: @@
 Bandini's second wife was Refugia Argüello, daughter of [[Santiago Argüello]]. They had three sons, Juan de la Cruz, Alfredo, and Arturo, and two daughters, Dolores and Victoria.
-Bandini built a large U-shaped house, Casa de Bandini, in 1829. Initially it had 12 rooms and was one-story.  Bandini was forced to sell his house in 1859 due to financial losses. Part of the building was converted into a store. His house was later converted to the Cosmopolitan Hotel in 1869, with a second story and wraparound porch added. The house still stands in Old Town San Diego, at the east corner of the town square, and has recently been fully remodeled and reopened as a hotel and restaurant. Originally the house and hotel were not stuccoed—that was added in modern times to make it look "Spanish Colonial".
+Bandini built a large U-shaped house, Casa de Bandini, in 1829. Initially it had 12 rooms and was one-story.  Bandini was forced to sell his house in 1859 due to financial losses. Part of the building was converted into a store. His house was later converted to the [[Cosmopolitan Hotel and Restaurant|Cosmopolitan Hotel]] in 1869, with a second story and wraparound porch added. The house still stands in Old Town San Diego, at the east corner of the town square, and has recently been fully remodeled and reopened as a hotel and restaurant. Originally the house and hotel were not stuccoed—that was added in modern times to make it look "Spanish Colonial".
 [[File:Casa de Bandini-Cosmopolitan Hotel.jpg|thumb|center|upright 1.8|The Casa de Bandini, now the Cosmopolitan Hotel in San Diego]]
@@ Line 67: / Line 59: @@
 ==Rancho Jurupa==
+Bandini was granted and occupied [[Rancho Tecate]] in 1836.  However he was soon driven to abandon it by raids to plunder the ranchos around San Diego by bands of fugitive neophytes, rancho employees, and natives from the interior in 1836-1837.  This is now the town of [[Tecate]].<ref>Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of the Pacific States of North America (Volume 15), CALIFORNIA, VOL. III. 1825-1840, A. L. BANCROFT & COMPANY, PUBLISHERS, 1885, p. 614</ref>
+In 1838, the Mexican government granted him [[Rancho Jurupa]] in modern-day [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino County]] and [[Riverside County, California|Riverside County]].<ref>[http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/hb9z09p41m/ Jurupa grant (Riverside and San Bernardino counties, Calif.): Juan Bandini, claimant : case no. 213, Southern District, 1838-1879.] from cdlib.org accessed May 21, 2014</ref>
-Juan Bandini was granted and occupied [[Rancho Tecate]] in 1836.  However he was soon driven to abandon it by raids to plunder the ranchos around San Diego by bands fugitive neophytes, rancho employee's, and natives from the interior in 1836-1837.  This is now the town of [[Tecate]].<ref>Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of the Pacific States of North America (Volume 15),CALIFORNIA, VOL. III. 1825-1840, A. L. BANCROFT & COMPANY, PUBLISHERS, 1885, p. 614</ref>
+During the [[Mexican–American War]], Bandini supported the Americans. With [[Santiago Arguello]] he issued an appeal to not resist the Americans. After the war, Bandini was increasingly critical of the U.S. government, especially the Land Act of 1851 that allowed Mexican land grants to be challenged. The [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] with Mexico, in 1848, had guaranteed the land grants would be recognized.
-In 1838, the Mexican government granted him [[Rancho Jurupa]] in modern day [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino County]] and [[Riverside County, California|Riverside County]].<ref>[http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/hb9z09p41m/ Jurupa grant (Riverside and San Bernardino counties, Calif.): Juan Bandini, claimant : case no. 213, Southern District, 1838-1879.] from cdlib.org accessed May 21, 2014</ref>
-During the [[Mexican-American War]], Bandini supported the Americans. With [[Santiago Arguello]] he issued an appeal to not resist the Americans. After the war, Bandini was increasingly critical of the U. S. government, especially the Land Act of 1851 that allowed Mexican land grants to be challenged. The  [[Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo]] with Mexico, in 1848, had guaranteed the land grants would be recognized.
 During March 29–September 27, 1848 he was [[List of pre-statehood Mayors of San Diego, California|Juez de Paz]] (Justice of the Peace) of San Diego Pueblo.
-In 1850 he opened a store in San Diego and built the Gilla House hotel. Soon after he moved to [[Mexico]] then in 1855 to Los Angeles where he died in 1859.
+In 1850 he opened a store in San Diego and built the Gila House hotel. Soon after he moved to [[Mexico]] then in 1855 to Los Angeles where he died in 1859.
 ==Public perception==
-Bandini was dressed elegantly and always gracious, and cut a refined presence wherever he went. He was known as a charming public speaker, fluent writer, excellent dancer, fair musician, and fine horseman. His home was the social center of San Diego.
+Bandini liked to dress elegantly, was always gracious, and maintained a refined presence wherever he went. He was known as a charming public speaker, fluent writer, excellent dancer, fair musician, and fine horseman. His home was the social center of San Diego.
 Bandini had a gift of sardonic humor and enjoyed sarcasm.
-[[Richard Henry Dana, Jr.]] in ''[[Two Years Before the Mast]]'' said of him:
+[[Richard Henry Dana Jr.]] in ''[[Two Years Before the Mast]]'' said of him:
-:He had a slight and elegant figure, moved gracefully, danced and waltzed beautifully, spoke the best of Castilian, with a pleasant and refined voice and accent, and had throughout the bearing of a man of high birth and figure.
+He had a slight and elegant figure, moved gracefully, danced and waltzed beautifully, spoke the best of Castilian, with a pleasant and refined voice and accent, and had throughout the bearing of a man of high birth and figure.
-Seeing him again one evening, Dana said he
+Seeing him again one evening, Dana said:
-:gave us the most graceful dancing that I had ever seen. He was dressed in white pantaloons, neatly made, a short jacket of dark silk gaily figured, white stockings and thin Morocco slippers upon his very small feet.
+He gave us the most graceful dancing that I had ever seen. He was dressed in white pantaloons, neatly made, a short jacket of dark silk gaily figured, white stockings and thin Morocco slippers upon his very small feet.
 His lifestyle and hospitality often got him into trouble financially, requiring his children to bail him out in later years.
-==See also==
+== Notes ==
+{{Reflist}}
+==References==
+* {{cite web | title=Last Rites for Juan Bandini -Los Angeles Herald 12 September 1905 | website=California Digital Newspaper Collection | date=1905-09-12 | url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=LAH19050912.2.67 | ref={{sfnref | California Digital Newspaper Collection | 1905}} | access-date=2018-01-30}}
 * [http://www.sandiegohistory.org/bio/bandini/bandini.htm Biography from San Diego Historical Society] from Smythe's ''History of San Diego'', p.&nbsp;164.
 * [http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/69winter/part2.htm "The Bandini Family", ''The Journal of San Diego History'' 15:1 (Winter 1969)]
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 * 1850 Census, San Diego, California, p.&nbsp;275B
-==References==
+==External links==
+* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Juan Bandini}}
-{{Reflist}}
+{{Authority control}}
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME              = Bandini, Juan
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Mexican politician
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 1800
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Lima, Peru]]
-| DATE OF DEATH     = November 4, 1859
-| PLACE OF DEATH    = Los Angeles
-}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Bandini, Juan}}
+[[Category:Politicians from San Diego]]
+[[Category:19th-century Mexican politicians]]
 [[Category:1800 births]]
 [[Category:1859 deaths]]
-[[Category:Californios]]
+[[Category:People of Alta California]]
-[[Category:Mexican politicians]]
-[[Category:California politicians]]
-[[Category:People from San Diego, California]]
 [[Category:History of Riverside, California]]
-[[Category:American people of Peruvian descent]]
+[[Category:American politicians of Peruvian descent]]
 [[Category:American people of Spanish descent]]
-[[Category:Peruvian emigrants to Mexico]]
-[[Category:People of Mexican California]]

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