Birth : 1777 El Fuerte, El Fuerte Municipality, Sinaloa, Mexico
Death : 5 Dec 1831 Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial : Los Angeles Plaza Church Cemetery (Defunct), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate : 34.0568600, -118.2396800
Description : Jose Maria Avila y Urquidez was born about 1777 in El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico to Antonio Cornelio Avila and Maria Ysabel Urquidez. He married Maria Andrea Ygnacia Yorba at Mission San Juan Capistrano on 23 January 1823 (SJC Marriage 01027). He was elected Alcalde (Mayor) of Los Angeles in 1825. After Maria Andrea died, he married Josefa Palomares in January 1830 at Mission San Gabriel. He fought Captain Jose Antonio Romualdo Pacheco at the Battle of Cahuenga Pass on 5 December 1831. Both men were killed, the only deaths in the engagement. He was buried on 7 December 1831... Read More

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  • Where is CPT Jose Maria Avila's memorial?

    CPT Jose Maria Avila's memorial is located at: Los Angeles Plaza Church Cemetery (Defunct), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA.

  • When did CPT Jose Maria Avila death?

    CPT Jose Maria Avila death on 5 Dec 1831 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA

  • Where are the coordinates of the CPT Jose Maria Avila's memorial?

    Latitude: 34.0568600
    Longitude: -118.2396800

Family Members:

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Cornelio Avila

(1745 - 1800)

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Jose Francisco Avila

(1772 - 1832)

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Jose Anastacio Avila

(1775 - 1850)

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Antonio Ygnacio Avila

(1781 - 1858)

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Bruno Ignacio Avila

(1788 - 1861)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Los Angeles Plaza Church Cemetery (Defunct)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0568600, -118.2396800

2. Los Angeles City Cemetery
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0591100, -118.2433400

3. Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0577200, -118.2449400

4. Our Lady of the Bright Mount
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0519616, -118.2420960

5. Old Church of Our Lady of Sorrows (Defunct)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0506050, -118.2445470

6. Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple
Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0466600, -118.2399500

7. Old Calvary Cemetery
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0689000, -118.2337300

8. Cathedral Center of Saint Paul Columbarium
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0738660, -118.2592000

9. Evergreen Cemetery
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0402985, -118.1968994

10. Los Angeles County Crematorium Cemetery
Boyle Heights, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0376015, -118.1957016

11. El Alisal Cemetery
Highland Park, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0931600, -118.2069200

12. Chapel Of The Pines Crematory
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0438400, -118.2948400

13. Mixville Burial Site
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.1023600, -118.2589100

14. Los Angeles Odd Fellows Cemetery
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0249900, -118.1949200

15. Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral Crypt
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0457500, -118.2999400

16. Angelus Rosedale Cemetery
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0402230, -118.2982060

17. Natural History Museum Warehouse
Vernon, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0046280, -118.2221420

18. Russian Molokan Cemetery Old
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0343300, -118.1729100

19. Chinese Cemetery
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0367012, -118.1710968

20. Agudath Achim Cemetery
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0216713, -118.1799393

21. Serbian United Benevolent Society Cemetery
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0339012, -118.1714020

22. Calvary Cemetery
East Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0244100, -118.1759600

23. Mount Zion Cemetery
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0214005, -118.1774979

24. Beth Israel Cemetery
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, USA
Coordinate: 34.0205994, -118.1772003