José Calistro

José Calistro
Born c. 1838
Marin County, California, USA
Died 1875
Marin County, California, USA
Occupation Chief of Rancho Nicasio

José Calistro (c. 1838 – 1875) was the last chief of the Coast Miwok community who resided at Rancho Nicasio, which was once a Native American rancho that stretched from present-day Nicasio, California to Tomales Bay.[1]

In 1870, he secured the deed to 30 acres (120,000 m2) of land at Halleck Creek, what was left of the original Rancho, for his community of 500 people to live.[2]

Notes

  1. Papina 2008:7; Munro-Fraser 1880:289.
  2. Miller, 106th Congress Report

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