Mariano Chico

Mariano Chico
7th Governor of California
In office
April 1836  July 1836
PresidentAntonio López de Santa Anna
Preceded byNicolás Gutiérrez
Succeeded byNicolás Gutiérrez
Personal details
Born1796 (1796)
Died1850 (aged 5354)
ProfessionSoldier

Colonel Mariano Chico Navarro (1796–1850) served one of the briefest terms as Alta California governor from April 1836 to July 1836. He was both preceded and succeeded by the equally unpopular Lieutenant Colonel Nicolás Gutiérrez, who joined him in exile in Mexico on November 5, 1836, by a northern revolt.