Juan Nepomuceno Padilla was a Californio politician and soldier, who served as the 10th Alcalde of San Francisco.
[1] Padilla was involved in a dispute with José de la Cruz Sánchez and his brother Francisco Sanchez, over the position.
[3] In 1848, after he returned from Los Angeles, Padilla, who long had been blamed for the murders in Santa Rosa, was attacked by a group of former Bear Flaggers in a Sonoma hotel.
[4] In 1849, Padilla sold Rancho Bolsa de Tomales to Felix Berreyesa and Jesus Molina.
In 1850 Padilla sold Rancho Roblar de la Miseria, and returned to Los Angeles.