Manuel Requena

Manuel Requena

Manuel Requena (* 1802 in Campieto , Mexico ; † 1876 ) was an American politician of Mexican origin. In 1856, he was acting mayor of Los Angeles , California, for a brief period .

Career

Manuel Requena grew up in his native Campieto and became a successful trader. Since 1834 he lived in Los Angeles, then Mexico, which was a small village at that time. Here too he was a wealthy businessman. Soon he was also active as a local politician under the Mexican administration. In the years 1844 and 1845 he held the office of Alcalde of Los Angeles, which roughly corresponded to that of Mayor. After the Mexican-American War and California's transition to the United States, Requena became a member of the Los Angeles City Council between 1850 and 1854 . In 1856 he sat again on this body and was its chairman. In 1852 he was a member of the Los Angeles County District Council .

After the resignation of Mayor Stephen Foster on September 22, 1856 , he was temporarily entrusted with the administration until the newly elected John G. Nichols took office. This mandate lasted until October 4, 1856, a little over two weeks. After the end of his short term of office, his track is lost. It is only mentioned in the sources that he died in 1876.

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