Monterey County CA Archives Biographies.....Boronda, Octavino 1847 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll, Editor (1893)

OCTAVINO BORONDA.—The Boronda family name is a familiar one in the annals of the
Salinas valley. Jose Eusibio Boronda was the grantee of a large tract of land
from the Mexican Government in 1840, known in those days as Rinconda del Zanjon,
but later became familiarly known as the Boronda rancho. He is said to have been
a son of Manuel and Gertrudis Higera, his wife, and was a brother of Canute
Borondo, both of whom were actively engaged in the early history of California.

  In 1836 Jose Eusebio was majordomo of the Virjelus ranche and seems from the
records to have been a man of affairs, attending to the business for others and
in 1841 he held the office of Juez de paz.

  This gentleman married Josefa Buelna, who was the daughter of Joaquin Buelna,
who also was well known for his many business successes and good traits of
character. The Boronda adobe still stands as one of the conspicuous land marks
of early days. The rancho has been subdivided and sold off, but parts of it
still are owned and occupied by the two sons of Jose Boronda.

  Octavino Boronda, the subject of this sketch, is the eldest of the two sons of
Jose Eusibio Boronda and he was born in the old adobe, above mentioned, March
22, 1847. He was married in 1881 to Senora Josefa Soberanes, a daughter of Don
Francisco Soberanes and they have a family of three daughters, Josie, Jennie and
Julia.

  The home of Senor Boronda is one of the most attractive in the valley and is
located about one and one-half miles north of Salinas and the farm comprises
seventy-three acres The Senor is a man of fine appearance and his wife and
children are intelligent and pleasing.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California.

Illustrated.

Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the
Earliest Period of its Discovery to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of
its Auspicious Future; Illustrations and Full-Page Portraits of some of its
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers, and Prominent
Citizens of To-day.



HENRY D. BARROWS,
Editor of the Historical Department.

LUTHER A. INGERSOLL,
Editor of the Biographical Department.

"A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendants."-Macaulay.


CHICAGO: THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY.
1893.


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