Californio dynasties

The 27 landholding families of Spanish and Mexican California: patriarchs, members, the ranchos they held, and the sources behind each line.

• Alvarado 2 members
• Alviso 3 members
• Argüello 2 members
• Bandini 2 members
• Bernal 3 members
• Berreyesa 3 members
• Carrillo 5 members
• Castro 5 members
• Domínguez 3 members
• Estudillo 2 members
• Guerra 3 members
• Higuera 2 members
• Lugo 4 members
• Nieto 4 members
• Ortega 3 members
• Pacheco 3 members
• Peralta 5 members
• Pico 2 members
• Sepúlveda 4 members
• Soberanes 4 members
• Soto 2 members
• Sánchez 4 members
• Vallejo 2 members
• Verdugo 3 members
• Yorba 4 members
• de la Guerra 3 members
• Ávila 4 members