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Our book, which is only available here, tells the history of the San Pablo community which dates back to the early 1800’s when the Castro Family received almost 20,000 acres in a Spanish land grant, up to when the city was incorporated on April 27, 1948, and through the construction of Alvarado Square. It tells the story of the Alvarado Adobe which was once the home of Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado, the first native-born governor of the State of California who had married one of the daughters of Don Francisco Maria Castro. This one of a kind 147 page book is full of San Pablo's history and includes numerous vintage photos.