Juan María Osuna
Juan María Osuna (1785–c. 1847) was an early settler of San Diego, California
Juan María Osuna was born in California 1785 to Theodoso Osuno (from Spain) and Luguarda Quisques (Indian). He was a soldier and corporal of the San Diego Company and settled in San Diego. Osuana was District elector in 1830 and took part in the Mexican Revolution of 1831. He was the first Alcade of San Diego in 1835, juez de pas 1839–40 and 1846.
Osuana was granted Rancho San Dieguito, 25 miles north of San Diego along the coast, during 1836–1845. He raised cattle and horses on the ranch. Today Rancho San Dieguito is known as Rancho Santa Fe, an exclusive residential area.
Osuana died about 1847.
Osuna's daughter Doña Felipa married Juan María Marrón, and Osuna's two sons were Leandro and Ramon.
See also
- "San Dieguito Rancho", Historic Ranchos of San Diego by Cecil C. Moyer, Richard F. Pourade, ed. (1960)
- Biography (San Diego Historical Society from Smythe's History of San Diego (1907), p. 171.
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