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St. Dominic's Cemetery in Benicia

The grave of Concepción Argüello at St. Dominic's Cemetery in Benicia.

 

María de la Concepción Marcela Argüello y Moraga, commonly referred to simply as Concepción Argüello, (February 19, 1791 – December 23, 1857) was an Alta Californian noted for her romance with Nikolai Rezanov, a Russian promoter of the colonization of Alaska and California.

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concepción_Argüello

 

www.independent.com/news/2016/mar/29/romance-concha-argue...

 

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Uploaded on August 6, 2018
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