Antonio F. Coronel

Antonio Francisco Coronel (October 21, 1817 Mexico City - April 17, 1894) served as mayor of Los Angeles from 1853 to 1854. He is credited with establishing the Department of Public Works. Prior to beoming mayor of Los Angeles, he was an officer in the Mexican army.

Coronel moved to Los Angeles in 1834 with his nephew Agustin Olvera, and worked as a schoolteacher, served as a city councilman (1854-67) and as state treasurer (1867-71). His donated collection made the basis for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

References

*"Chronological Record of Los Angeles City Officials: 1850—1938", Compiled under Direction of Municipal Reference Library City Hall, Los Angeles March 1938 (Reprinted 1966)

External links

* Schmal, John P. " [http://www.hispanicvista.com/HVC/Columnist/jschmal/052305jpschmal.htm The Four Latino Mayors of Los Angeles] ," "HispanicVista", May 23, 2005