Maria Rita Valdez

María Rita Valdez (c. 1791–1854)^[1]^[2] also known as Maria Rita Valdez Villa, was an Afro-Latina rancher and farmer. Her 4,500-acre ranch, El Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas, later became the Los Angeles County city of Beverly Hills.^[3]^[4]

Biography

Valdez was born in New Spain in about 1791 to Sebastiana and Eugenio Valdez.^[4] Her mother was the daughter of Luis and Maria Quintero, two of the original settlers of Pueblo de Los Angeles (present-day Los Angeles, California).^[3]^[5] Her great-grandfather was an enslaved African.^[4]

Maria married Spanish soldier, Vicente Fernando Villa, in 1808. The couple had three children.^[4]

In the 1830s, after her husband's death, Valdez was granted the roughly 4,500-acre El Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas where she ran a cattle ranch, farm and garden. Her adobe was located at what is now Alpine Drive and Sunset Boulevard.^[3] Valdez had paid employees, most of whom were native to the area.^[4]

In 1854, Valdez sold the ranch to investors Henry Hancock and Benjamin D. Wilson for a $4,000.^[3]

The Beverly Hills Hotel now stands near the site of her home. A nearby plaque commemorates Valdez and her ranch.^[4]

References

^ Corp, Eddie. "María Rita Valdez, the Mexican with black roots whose lands became the opulent Beverly Hills". Digis Mak. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
^ "María Rita Valdez, la mexicana descendiente de esclavos cuyas tierras se convirtieron en el opulento Beverly Hills". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-07.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Stuart, Gwynedd (2021-02-02). "Black History Month Spotlight: Maria Rita Valdez Villa, Foremother of Beverly Hills". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Maria Rita Valdez, the Afro-Latina and granddaughter of slaves whose land is now Beverly Hills". Al Día News. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
^ "First Beverly Hills Land Owner". www.laalmanac.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.

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[1] Corp, Eddie. "María Rita Valdez, the Mexican with black roots whose lands became the opulent Beverly Hills". Digis Mak. Retrieved 2022-03-23.

[2] "María Rita Valdez, la mexicana descendiente de esclavos cuyas tierras se convirtieron en el opulento Beverly Hills". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-07.

[:0-3] Stuart, Gwynedd (2021-02-02). "Black History Month Spotlight: Maria Rita Valdez Villa, Foremother of Beverly Hills". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-23.

[:1-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Maria Rita Valdez, the Afro-Latina and granddaughter of slaves whose land is now Beverly Hills". Al Día News. Retrieved 2022-03-23.

[5] "First Beverly Hills Land Owner". www.laalmanac.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.

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