José de la Cruz Sánchez

José de la Cruz Sánchez (November 8, 1799 – 1878) was a Californio statesman and ranchero who served as the eleventh Alcalde of San Francisco.

José de la Cruz Sánchez was born on November 8, 1799, in Santa Clara, California.

José de la Cruz married Josefa Ramona Eduarda Mercado y Sal and together they had eight children.

José de la Cruz Sánchez's father Jose Antonio Sanchez (1773–1843), was born in Sinaloa, Mexico and came to California with his father also named Jose Antonio Sanchez (1751–1805), with the De Anza Expedition of 1776.

José de la Cruz Sánchez's five sisters were married to Francisco De Haro (Emiliana Sanchez), Candelario Valencia (Paula Sánchez), a Valencia, Leonardo Feliz and John Reed (Hilaria Sanchez).

Home built by José de la Cruz Sánchez for his family, where they lived for two generations, located in present-day Millbrae, California (image from the 1920s, after the home was abandoned).
Jose Antonio Sanchez (1773–1843), father of José de la Cruz Sánchez