Antonio F. Coronel

Antonio F. Coronel
8th California State Treasurer
In office
1867–1871
GovernorHenry H. Haight
Preceded byRomualdo Pacheco
Succeeded byFerdinand Baehr
4th Mayor of Los Angeles
In office
May 3, 1853 – May 4, 1854
Preceded byJohn G. Nichols
Succeeded byStephen Clark Foster
1st Los Angeles County Assessor
In office
1850–1856
Succeeded byJuan María Sepúlveda
Personal details
BornOctober 21, 1817
Mexico City, Viceroyalty of New Spain
DiedApril 17, 1894 (1894-04-18) (aged 76)
Los Angeles, California
SpouseMariana W. de Coronel

Don Antonio Francisco Coronel (October 21, 1817 – April 17, 1894) was a Californio politician and ranchero who was Mayor of Los Angeles and California State Treasurer. Coronel was considered one of the first preservationists in Los Angeles,[1] and his private collection formed the basis of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.[2]

  1. ^ LA Magazine - Becoming Los Angeles
  2. ^ "Antonio de Coronel". Archived from the original on 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2009-04-09.