Don Antionio Lugo Family Pioneered San Bernardino
The Sun (San Bernardino, CA) › March 31, 2009
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As San Bernardino gears up for its Bicentennial Celebration, in 2010, it's a good time to look over the past two centuries at the plethora of pioneer families that helped shape this city and region. One of the truly prominent clans of the 19th Century was the Lugo family.
Born at California's Mission San Antonio de Padua in 1775, Don Antonio Lugo went on to become one of the most prominent and wealthy men in the state, despite not having any formal education. In fact, he couldn't read or write.See the full content of this document
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Don Antionio Lugo Family Pioneered San Bernardino
Lugo received his first land grant in 1810 while serving as a soldier of Spain in the presidio of Santa Barbara. The Rancho San Anto...
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