Mariana W. de Coronel

[2] He served in the battles of Vera Cruz, Palo Alto, Buena Vista, Cerro Gordo, Cherubusco, Chapultepec, San Pascua and Tobasco.

[5] In 1873, she married Don Antonio F. Coronel (1817–1894), a Californio, and one of the most prominent participants in the early history of Los Angeles, having served as the city's Mayor, as well as State Treasurer.

Having from infancy been familiar with the English and Spanish languages, Coronel spoke them with equal fluency, and her knowledge of both aided her materially while collecting her curios.

[5] The Coronels were deeply interested in the Mission Indians of California, having joined with their friend, Helen Hunt Jackson, in aiding this group.

[2] In 1887, the Coronels visited Mexico City, and in 1893, they went to the World's Fair at Chicago, where their stay was cut short by Antonio's illness, and subsequent death the following year.

[1] After Antonio's death, Coronel superintended the estate, which included valuable property in Los Angeles and a ranch of 650 acres (260 ha) at Whittier, besides important mining interests in Aliso Canon and Oaxaca, Mexico.