Catholic Cemetery in Old Town San Diego. A modern headstone reads "Juan Maria Osuna Died 1851 First Alcalde Of San Diego". His wife died December 22, 1871 and was buried next to him. Sources "San Dieguito Rancho", Historic Ranchos of San Diego by Cecil C. Moyer, Richard F. Pourade, ed. (1960) Biography (San Diego Historical Society) from Smythe's History of San Diego (1907), p. 171. "A Political History of a Mexican Pueblo: San Diego from 1825 to 1845 Part I", The Journal of San Diego History 12:3 (Fall 1966) by Lucy Killea "Tradition and Today: The Osuna Story" The Journal of San Diego History 14:2 (1968) 1850 Census, San Diego, California, p. 278A Early California Population Project, www.huntington.org, Mission San Juan Capistrano baptismal record #03846 of daughter shows his parents' names. People from San Diego 1785 births 1851 deaths People of Alta California People of Mexican California Californios