Californio

//ˌkælɪˈfɔː(ɹ)ni.oʊ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Spanish-speaking Roman Catholic Californian living in California before the Mexican–American War. historical

    "Jackson drew her setting and story in part from interviews with Antonio Coronel, a prominent Californio politician and rancher who contributed his own testimonial to Bancroft's research project."

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"Jackson drew her setting and story in part from interviews with Antonio Coronel, a prominent Californio politician and rancher who contributed his own testimonial to Bancroft's research project."

Etymology

Historic and regional Spanish californio (“Californian”).

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roman catholic

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