Chief Solano | |
|---|---|
| Sem-Yeto | |
.jpg) The photo that is commonly but incorrectly attributed as being Chief Solano.
Person is Mi-waka-yuha aka George Sword. Oglala Lakota. 1875 | |
| Suisun leader | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | about 1798[1] Suisun Bay Area, California, USA |
| Died | about 1851 Yulyul village (near present-day Rockville), California, USA |
| Parent | Sulapy (father)[1] |
Sem-Yeto (c. 1798 – c. 1851) was a leader of the Suisunes, a Patwin people of the Suisun Bay region of northern California. Baptized as Francisco Solano and also known as Chief Solano, he was a notable Native American leader in Alta California because of his alliance, friendship, and eventually the support of his entire tribe to General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo of Sonoma, in military and political excursions around Sonoma County and the San Francisco Bay Area. By allying with Vallejo and assisting him in quelling Native American uprisings north and west of Sonoma between 1836 and 1843, Sem-Yeto is regarded as a controversial historical figure.[2] The California county of Solano is named for him.
- ^ a b Early California Population Project Database: Baptism ID SFD:04024
- ^ Harris, Adrienne (November 28, 2013). "Preserving the past: Native heritage stands firm in county". Daily Republic. Fairfield, California. Retrieved January 4, 2019.