Covarrubias born to a Spanish family from
France that emigrated to Mexico in 1818. He came to California in 1834. Covarrubias became
Pío Pico's private secretary in 1845. He married Domingo Carrillo's daughter María in 1834. They lived in
Covarrubias Adobe a
California Historical Landmark in
Santa Barbara, California. In the 1830s Domingo Carrillo was a leader of the
Presidio of Santa Barbara and married to Concepción Pico Carrillo (Jan. 09, 1797 -?). Concepción and Domingo married on October 14, 1810, Concepción is the sister of
Pío Pico, the last
governor of Alta California. He served as the delegate for
San Luis Obispo to the
California Constitutional Convention of 1849 and was a signer of the
Californian Constitution. ==References==