José de los Reyes Berryessa
José de los Reyes Berreyesa | |
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| Born | 6 January 1785 |
| Died | 28 June 1846 Alta California, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Children | José de los Santos Berreyesa |
José de los Reyes Berreyesa, also spelled Berrelleza (6 January 1785 – 28 June 1846), was born at Mission Santa Clara de Asís in Las Californias province of the Spanish Viceroyalty of New Spain (colonial México).
He was the third child and first son in the family of María Gertrudis Peralta and Nicolas Antonio Berrelleza. He served as an army sergeant at El Presidio Real de San Francisco.
In 1805, he married María Zacarias Bernal at Mission Santa Clara. The couple had 13 children during 1807–1833, with 10 living past infancy. They moved in 1834 to cultivate and hold land in the Almaden Valley, located in present-day Santa Clara County, California.