María Josefa Ramona Macrimiana (Máxima) Bandini y Estudillo was born at San Diego, Alta California, México, where she was baptized at the San Diego Presidio Chapel August 23, 1823 (SD Baptism 05520). She was the daughter of Juan Lorenzo Bruno Bandini y Blancos and María Dolores Damiana Estudillo y Horcasitas. María Josefa married Pedro Catarino Carrillo y Castro at Mission San Gabriel August 24, 1841 (SGL Marriage 01920) and resided at the Carrillo home at Los Angeles.
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Children:
- Juan José (1842-1916)
- Alfredo Emiliano (1844-1904)
- María Elisa (1847?-bur. Dec. 24, 1847)
- María Luísa Adelina (Feb. 11, 1848-bur. Jan. 4, 1849)
- María Concepción (1850-1850)
- María de los Dolores Eduviga (1852-1932; m. [1] John E. Jackson 1873; m. [2] Henry C. Craner 1893)
- María Concepción (Sep. 20, 1858-Apr. 21, 1946; never married)
- Estella María (1861-1939; m. James N. Dowling 1883)
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(NOTE: This article is rife with errors and is presented here due to its continued dissemination; see notes)
A SAN DIEGO HEROINE.
DEATH OF THE WOMAN WHO MADE THE FIRST AMERICAN FLAG IN CALIFORNIA*
SANTA MONICA, Cal., April 7.— Mrs. Josefa Carrillo, who died at Los Angeles on Sunday last of heart disease, had an eventful career in this State. She was born in San Diego on August 22, 1823, her maiden name being Josefa Bandini. The Bandini's were among the most noted of the Spanish families living in California. Señorita Bandini married P. C. Carrillo on May 28 [sic, August 24], 1841. Seven children— five daughters and two sons, who have served their State in many places of usefulness — were born to them.
In 1848 [sic, 1846], when Commodore Stockton marched into San Diego at the head of a victorious army, he found himself in the predicament of not having a flag [to capture], and called upon Señor Bandini to help him out. Bandini had his daughter Josefa make one. So pleased was the Commodore at this act of loyalty that the flag was sent to the Capitol at Washington, where it remains, a memento of her loyalty, as the first American [sic, last Mexican] flag ever made in the State.
(San Francisco Call, Vol. 79, No. 130, April 8, 1896)
*In 1846 Josefa Bandini y Estudillo de Carrillo was living with her husband and children at Los Angeles, not San Diego. The Josefa who made the Mexican flag was her younger half-sister, Margarita Victoria Josefa María Luísa Bandini y Argüello, who was living with her parents, Juan Bandini and María del Refugio Francisca Lugarda Argüello de Bandini, at San Diego in 1846. It is difficult to believe that Commodore Robert F. Stockton, U.S. Navy, had sailed all the way to Alta California, México, with an entire fleet of U.S. warships loaded with U.S. Marines and had forgotten to bring along an American flag! The truth is, Commodore Stockton was disappointed to find that there was no Mexican flag flying at the Presidio of San Diego for him to "capture." So, he asked that one be made for him so he could send it as a war trophy back to Washington, D.C.
Interestingly, there also had not been a Mexican flag flying at the Presidio of Santa Bárbara when Commodore Stockton occupied that city on August 4, 1846. Years later it was learned that Cipriana Llanos de Flores, wife of the Presidio's Mexican comandante, had lowered the Mexican flag shortly before Commodore Stockton's arrival at the presidio to avoid its capture. This Mexican flag remained hidden away in a trunk in her home for many years. Only after her death in 1921 did her family reveal what she had done (Tompkins, Walker A. Santa Barbara's Yesterdays. McNally & Loftin, Santa Barbara, 1962). As to the fate of Josefa's flag, it must be noted that President James Buchanan ordered the return of all captured Mexican flags to Mexico on the 10th Anniversary of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo in 1858 (Boycourt, Laura. "Uncovering the Naval Academy's Captured Flags Collection" Chesapeake Bay Magazine, Feb. 28, 2018).
As for the first United States flag made in California, that honor must go to Rachel Larkin, wife of Thomas O. Larkin, who made it soon after her husband was appointed as the U.S. Consul General at Monterey in 1844. That flag was flown at his house.
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Children:
- Juan José (1842-1916)
- Alfredo Emiliano (1844-1904)
- María Elisa (1847?-bur. Dec. 24, 1847)
- María Luísa Adelina (Feb. 11, 1848-bur. Jan. 4, 1849)
- María Concepción (1850-1850)
- María de los Dolores Eduviga (1852-1932; m. [1] John E. Jackson 1873; m. [2] Henry C. Craner 1893)
- María Concepción (Sep. 20, 1858-Apr. 21, 1946; never married)
- Estella María (1861-1939; m. James N. Dowling 1883)
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(NOTE: This article is rife with errors and is presented here due to its continued dissemination; see notes)
A SAN DIEGO HEROINE.
DEATH OF THE WOMAN WHO MADE THE FIRST AMERICAN FLAG IN CALIFORNIA*
SANTA MONICA, Cal., April 7.— Mrs. Josefa Carrillo, who died at Los Angeles on Sunday last of heart disease, had an eventful career in this State. She was born in San Diego on August 22, 1823, her maiden name being Josefa Bandini. The Bandini's were among the most noted of the Spanish families living in California. Señorita Bandini married P. C. Carrillo on May 28 [sic, August 24], 1841. Seven children— five daughters and two sons, who have served their State in many places of usefulness — were born to them.
In 1848 [sic, 1846], when Commodore Stockton marched into San Diego at the head of a victorious army, he found himself in the predicament of not having a flag [to capture], and called upon Señor Bandini to help him out. Bandini had his daughter Josefa make one. So pleased was the Commodore at this act of loyalty that the flag was sent to the Capitol at Washington, where it remains, a memento of her loyalty, as the first American [sic, last Mexican] flag ever made in the State.
(San Francisco Call, Vol. 79, No. 130, April 8, 1896)
*In 1846 Josefa Bandini y Estudillo de Carrillo was living with her husband and children at Los Angeles, not San Diego. The Josefa who made the Mexican flag was her younger half-sister, Margarita Victoria Josefa María Luísa Bandini y Argüello, who was living with her parents, Juan Bandini and María del Refugio Francisca Lugarda Argüello de Bandini, at San Diego in 1846. It is difficult to believe that Commodore Robert F. Stockton, U.S. Navy, had sailed all the way to Alta California, México, with an entire fleet of U.S. warships loaded with U.S. Marines and had forgotten to bring along an American flag! The truth is, Commodore Stockton was disappointed to find that there was no Mexican flag flying at the Presidio of San Diego for him to "capture." So, he asked that one be made for him so he could send it as a war trophy back to Washington, D.C.
Interestingly, there also had not been a Mexican flag flying at the Presidio of Santa Bárbara when Commodore Stockton occupied that city on August 4, 1846. Years later it was learned that Cipriana Llanos de Flores, wife of the Presidio's Mexican comandante, had lowered the Mexican flag shortly before Commodore Stockton's arrival at the presidio to avoid its capture. This Mexican flag remained hidden away in a trunk in her home for many years. Only after her death in 1921 did her family reveal what she had done (Tompkins, Walker A. Santa Barbara's Yesterdays. McNally & Loftin, Santa Barbara, 1962). As to the fate of Josefa's flag, it must be noted that President James Buchanan ordered the return of all captured Mexican flags to Mexico on the 10th Anniversary of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo in 1858 (Boycourt, Laura. "Uncovering the Naval Academy's Captured Flags Collection" Chesapeake Bay Magazine, Feb. 28, 2018).
As for the first United States flag made in California, that honor must go to Rachel Larkin, wife of Thomas O. Larkin, who made it soon after her husband was appointed as the U.S. Consul General at Monterey in 1844. That flag was flown at his house.
María Josefa Ramona Macrimiana (Máxima) Bandini y Estudillo was born at San Diego, Alta California, México, where she was baptized at the San Diego Presidio Chapel August 23, 1823 (SD Baptism 05520). She was the daughter of Juan Lorenzo Bruno Bandini y Blancos and María Dolores Damiana Estudillo y Horcasitas. María Josefa married Pedro Catarino Carrillo y Castro at Mission San Gabriel August 24, 1841 (SGL Marriage 01920) and resided at the Carrillo home at Los Angeles.
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Children:
- Juan José (1842-1916)
- Alfredo Emiliano (1844-1904)
- María Elisa (1847?-bur. Dec. 24, 1847)
- María Luísa Adelina (Feb. 11, 1848-bur. Jan. 4, 1849)
- María Concepción (1850-1850)
- María de los Dolores Eduviga (1852-1932; m. [1] John E. Jackson 1873; m. [2] Henry C. Craner 1893)
- María Concepción (Sep. 20, 1858-Apr. 21, 1946; never married)
- Estella María (1861-1939; m. James N. Dowling 1883)
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(NOTE: This article is rife with errors and is presented here due to its continued dissemination; see notes)
A SAN DIEGO HEROINE.
DEATH OF THE WOMAN WHO MADE THE FIRST AMERICAN FLAG IN CALIFORNIA*
SANTA MONICA, Cal., April 7.— Mrs. Josefa Carrillo, who died at Los Angeles on Sunday last of heart disease, had an eventful career in this State. She was born in San Diego on August 22, 1823, her maiden name being Josefa Bandini. The Bandini's were among the most noted of the Spanish families living in California. Señorita Bandini married P. C. Carrillo on May 28 [sic, August 24], 1841. Seven children— five daughters and two sons, who have served their State in many places of usefulness — were born to them.
In 1848 [sic, 1846], when Commodore Stockton marched into San Diego at the head of a victorious army, he found himself in the predicament of not having a flag [to capture], and called upon Señor Bandini to help him out. Bandini had his daughter Josefa make one. So pleased was the Commodore at this act of loyalty that the flag was sent to the Capitol at Washington, where it remains, a memento of her loyalty, as the first American [sic, last Mexican] flag ever made in the State.
(San Francisco Call, Vol. 79, No. 130, April 8, 1896)
*In 1846 Josefa Bandini y Estudillo de Carrillo was living with her husband and children at Los Angeles, not San Diego. The Josefa who made the Mexican flag was her younger half-sister, Margarita Victoria Josefa María Luísa Bandini y Argüello, who was living with her parents, Juan Bandini and María del Refugio Francisca Lugarda Argüello de Bandini, at San Diego in 1846. It is difficult to believe that Commodore Robert F. Stockton, U.S. Navy, had sailed all the way to Alta California, México, with an entire fleet of U.S. warships loaded with U.S. Marines and had forgotten to bring along an American flag! The truth is, Commodore Stockton was disappointed to find that there was no Mexican flag flying at the Presidio of San Diego for him to "capture." So, he asked that one be made for him so he could send it as a war trophy back to Washington, D.C.
Interestingly, there also had not been a Mexican flag flying at the Presidio of Santa Bárbara when Commodore Stockton occupied that city on August 4, 1846. Years later it was learned that Cipriana Llanos de Flores, wife of the Presidio's Mexican comandante, had lowered the Mexican flag shortly before Commodore Stockton's arrival at the presidio to avoid its capture. This Mexican flag remained hidden away in a trunk in her home for many years. Only after her death in 1921 did her family reveal what she had done (Tompkins, Walker A. Santa Barbara's Yesterdays. McNally & Loftin, Santa Barbara, 1962). As to the fate of Josefa's flag, it must be noted that President James Buchanan ordered the return of all captured Mexican flags to Mexico on the 10th Anniversary of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo in 1858 (Boycourt, Laura. "Uncovering the Naval Academy's Captured Flags Collection" Chesapeake Bay Magazine, Feb. 28, 2018).
As for the first United States flag made in California, that honor must go to Rachel Larkin, wife of Thomas O. Larkin, who made it soon after her husband was appointed as the U.S. Consul General at Monterey in 1844. That flag was flown at his house.
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Children:
- Juan José (1842-1916)
- Alfredo Emiliano (1844-1904)
- María Elisa (1847?-bur. Dec. 24, 1847)
- María Luísa Adelina (Feb. 11, 1848-bur. Jan. 4, 1849)
- María Concepción (1850-1850)
- María de los Dolores Eduviga (1852-1932; m. [1] John E. Jackson 1873; m. [2] Henry C. Craner 1893)
- María Concepción (Sep. 20, 1858-Apr. 21, 1946; never married)
- Estella María (1861-1939; m. James N. Dowling 1883)
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(NOTE: This article is rife with errors and is presented here due to its continued dissemination; see notes)
A SAN DIEGO HEROINE.
DEATH OF THE WOMAN WHO MADE THE FIRST AMERICAN FLAG IN CALIFORNIA*
SANTA MONICA, Cal., April 7.— Mrs. Josefa Carrillo, who died at Los Angeles on Sunday last of heart disease, had an eventful career in this State. She was born in San Diego on August 22, 1823, her maiden name being Josefa Bandini. The Bandini's were among the most noted of the Spanish families living in California. Señorita Bandini married P. C. Carrillo on May 28 [sic, August 24], 1841. Seven children— five daughters and two sons, who have served their State in many places of usefulness — were born to them.
In 1848 [sic, 1846], when Commodore Stockton marched into San Diego at the head of a victorious army, he found himself in the predicament of not having a flag [to capture], and called upon Señor Bandini to help him out. Bandini had his daughter Josefa make one. So pleased was the Commodore at this act of loyalty that the flag was sent to the Capitol at Washington, where it remains, a memento of her loyalty, as the first American [sic, last Mexican] flag ever made in the State.
(San Francisco Call, Vol. 79, No. 130, April 8, 1896)
*In 1846 Josefa Bandini y Estudillo de Carrillo was living with her husband and children at Los Angeles, not San Diego. The Josefa who made the Mexican flag was her younger half-sister, Margarita Victoria Josefa María Luísa Bandini y Argüello, who was living with her parents, Juan Bandini and María del Refugio Francisca Lugarda Argüello de Bandini, at San Diego in 1846. It is difficult to believe that Commodore Robert F. Stockton, U.S. Navy, had sailed all the way to Alta California, México, with an entire fleet of U.S. warships loaded with U.S. Marines and had forgotten to bring along an American flag! The truth is, Commodore Stockton was disappointed to find that there was no Mexican flag flying at the Presidio of San Diego for him to "capture." So, he asked that one be made for him so he could send it as a war trophy back to Washington, D.C.
Interestingly, there also had not been a Mexican flag flying at the Presidio of Santa Bárbara when Commodore Stockton occupied that city on August 4, 1846. Years later it was learned that Cipriana Llanos de Flores, wife of the Presidio's Mexican comandante, had lowered the Mexican flag shortly before Commodore Stockton's arrival at the presidio to avoid its capture. This Mexican flag remained hidden away in a trunk in her home for many years. Only after her death in 1921 did her family reveal what she had done (Tompkins, Walker A. Santa Barbara's Yesterdays. McNally & Loftin, Santa Barbara, 1962). As to the fate of Josefa's flag, it must be noted that President James Buchanan ordered the return of all captured Mexican flags to Mexico on the 10th Anniversary of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo in 1858 (Boycourt, Laura. "Uncovering the Naval Academy's Captured Flags Collection" Chesapeake Bay Magazine, Feb. 28, 2018).
As for the first United States flag made in California, that honor must go to Rachel Larkin, wife of Thomas O. Larkin, who made it soon after her husband was appointed as the U.S. Consul General at Monterey in 1844. That flag was flown at his house.
