If you search a list of California governors, his name isn’t there. That’s because he was the last governor of California under Mexican rule.
His name is Pío Pico, and what he represents — his name, his story — is bigger than any official historical list. His legacy represents the diverse and often underserved communities in our State and the need to tell stories that matter.
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