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Californio

  • /ˌkælɪˈfɔː(ɹ)ni.oʊ/

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Historic and regional Spanish californio (“Californian”).

noun Californios

  1. historical A Spanish-speaking Roman Catholic Californian living in California before the Mexican–American War. Jackson drew her setting and story in part from interviews with Antonio Coronel, a prominent Californio politician and rancher who contributed his own testimonial to Bancroft's research project.

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"Californio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/californio. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Californio. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/californio

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"Californio." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/californio.

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@misc{californio_2026,
  title = {Californio},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/californio},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}