Julián A. Chávez
Julián Antonio Chávez (January 7, 1808 – July 25, 1879) was a Hispano-Californio ranchero, landowner and public official in 19th-century Los Angeles, California."[4] Around that same time he began to acquire real estate, which could be done by simply petitioning the ayuntamiento (a local body similar to a city council) for permission to take possession of unoccupied tracts.[4] In 1844 he was granted a plot of 83 acres (340,000 m2) about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of downtown Los Angeles, which would become known as Chavez Canyon.[4] During his final term in 1873 as a member of the Los Angeles Common Council he worked closely on issues with Prudent Beaudry, Henry Dockweiler and William H. Workman.She was 22 years his junior, and as a daughter of Ygnacio Machado she came from a long-established family of Los Angeles rancheros.