In 1875, de Celis (Jr.) sold the remaining northern half of his late father's holdings, which were facing foreclosure, to Charles Maclay and George K.

[3] The Los Angeles Times said of him that: He spent money with a lavish hand, and his friends and associates shared in his generosity, as many old settlers here remember.

One historian states that Señor De Celis bought a lot near the site of the Westminster Hotel, built one of the best houses in the city at that time, and presented it outright to a friend who was in straitened circumstances.

He is described as a polished, cultured gentleman of attractive personality, who in his prosperity had hosts of friends, but for several years before his death he was abjectly poor, and at one time almost blind, though later his sight was partially restored.

A few mourners, a small group of friends of the family in former years, mostly women, followed the body borne by men who happened to be passing at the time, down the aisle to the front seats.

was at one time one of the well-known figures of Los Angeles, and the son of a prominent capitalist of early days who counted his leagues by thousands .

"[8] He translated Confessions of a Filibuster by Horace Bell into Spanish, which was published by La Cronica in a series during October 1877.

With the cession of California to the United States following the Mexican–American War, the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo provided that the land grants would be honored.

[6] In 1875, Eulogio F. de Celis sold what was left of his father's holdings, which were facing foreclosure, to Charles Maclay and George K. Porter for $125,000.