, a
California Senator and
California State Assemblyman.
Pío Pico III Pío de Jesús Pico III was born in Spain, and became the first member of the family believed to reside in the Americas. He likely came to what was then
New Spain in the first or second decade of the 18th century.
Santiago Pico The family was founded by Santiago Pico, who came to California in 1775 as a member of the
de Anza expedition. He was born in 1733 in
Sonora. He served at the
Presidio of San Francisco until he was appointed to the
Presidio of San Diego in 1777. He married María Jacinta Bastida and had seven children, from which members of the Pico family all descend. He was granted
Rancho Simi in 1795. He died 1815 in
San Buenaventura.
José María Pico José María Pico was born in 1764, as son of Santiago Pico. He was one of the first settlers of San Diego. In 1782, he became a soldier, joining the company at the
Presidio of San Diego. He later served as corporal and then sergeant of the guard at
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, until his retirement in 1818. In 1789, he married María Estaquia López. He died in
San Gabriel in 1819.
Pío Pico Pío de Jesús Pico IV was born in 1801 in
San Gabriel, and died in
Los Angeles in 1894. He served as the last
Governor of Alta California prior to the
Conquest of California. He was one of the wealthiest men in California during his lifetime, acquiring numerous important
ranchos, including
Rancho Paso de Bartolo,
Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores, and
Rancho Jamul, among numerous others. He also served as a member of the
Los Angeles Common Council.
Andrés Pico ,
Mayor of San Jose and a signer of the
Constitution of California.
Andrés Pico was born in 1810 in
San Diego. He served as a member of the
California Senate (1860 to 1876) and the
California State Assembly (1851 to 1860). During the
Conquest of California, he led Californio forces in the
Battle of San Pasqual in 1846. He was one of the two principal signers of the
Treaty of Cahuenga in 1847, which ended the
Mexican–American War in California. He was the owner of
Rancho Ex-Mission San Fernando. He was also commissioned as
Brigadier General of the
California National Guard.
Antonio María Pico Antonio María Pico was born in 1808 in
Monterey. He was elected as a delegate for
Santa Clara County to the
Monterey Constitutional Convention of 1849 and was a signer of the
Californian Constitution. He also served as
Alcalde of San José (mayor) in 1835.
Salomón Pico Salomón Pico was born in 1821 in
Salinas. He participated in the
California Gold Rush, but his property rights to land where gold was discovered were disregarded by American squatters. Salomon subsequently vowed revenge against the eastern settlers coming to California and became a notorious outlaw. He was hailed as a hero and vigilante by
Californios and decried as a bandit by government authorities. He is considered to be one of the inspirations for
El Zorro, the fictional Californio hero. The
Solomon Hills in
Santa Barbara County are named after him.
Aaron Pico , a champion
mixed martial artist and
professional wrestler.
Aaron Pico was born in 1996 in
Whittier. He is the great-great-great-great-grandson of Pío Pico. He is a
mixed martial artist and former
freestyle wrestler, currently signed to
UFC. As a wrestler, he was a
Cadet World Champion and placed second at the 2016 US Olympic Team Trials. Pico made his professional MMA debut at
Bellator NYC on June 24, 2017, at
Madison Square Garden.
Other members •
José de Jesús Pico, a ranchero and soldier who served as Administrator of
Mission San Miguel Arcángel •
Rómulo Pico, a prominent ranchero in the
San Fernando Valley and builder of the
Rómulo Pico Adobe, a National Historic Landmark • José Antonio Pico, a noted ranchero who once owned Rancho Ex-
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia ==Legacy==