He was a leading innovator, growing lima beans, barley, corn, alfalfa, walnuts, and citrus and eucalyptus trees.

[3] In 1876, Juan Camarillo (1812–1880) bought the 10,000-acre (40 km2) Rancho Calleguas in eastern Ventura County from Jose Pedro Ruiz for $3,000 in gold.

[8] It was also alleged that Adolfo had forced Juan to leave the country upon threats of exposure of his "private acts" that would cause disgrace and scandal.

[8] The Los Angeles Times followed the "spicy" case closely, noting that its charges and counter-charges "would furnish material for a sure-enough 'season's best seller.

'"[9] At the trial, a letter was introduced purporting to be signed by Martina Camarillo instructing Adolfo to destroy the will leaving everything to himself and his brother.

Adolfo's wife Isabella, who strived to fit into this new environment, would entertain guests with tea, jam, and tortillas.

He was a leading innovator growing lima beans, barley, corn, alfalfa, walnuts, citrus and eucalyptus trees.

Adolfo, sometimes referred to as “The Last Spanish Don,” was a leader within the community and a heavy donator that helped shape the City of Camarillo.

An initial sale of 5,500 acres (22 km2) in 1963 fell through,[14][15][16] but the ranch was eventually sold off and developed into the housing tracts and commercial and industrial centers.

After receiving title to the Rancho from his mother in 1891, Adolfo Camarillo hired architects Herman Anlauf and Franklin Ward in 1892 to build a 6,000-square-foot (560 m2) Queen-Anne style Victorian house.

[19] Despite the Camarillo Ranch House's ideal location in Southern California, back in the early 1900s the home struggled to stay warm.

With its completion in 2001, the three-story, fourteen-room Queen Anne Victorian home is a fully furnished museum that provides tours and holds events.

The Camarillo Ranch is known for the white Arabian parade stallions bred by Adolfo that he rode in the annual Fiesta of Santa Barbara dressed in colorful Spanish attire.

[22] Sultan reportedly produced "snow white, pink skinned foals" no matter the color of the mares with whom he was mated.

[22] Even after Adolfo died in 1958, the family continued to carry on the tradition of breeding the white Arabians and riding them in area parades.

Any spectator who has ever watched one dance down the street -- a brightly costumed member of the Camarillo family astride a heavily ornamented silver saddle -- can attest to the predilection.

One location manager noted that the house has the appearance of a rural setting "almost anywhere in the United States -- from Bakersfield to Nebraska.