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California Landmark 4
General M. G. Vallejo Home
Spain Street at 3rd Street West
Sonoma State Historic Park
Built 1851
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Lachryma Montis
Home of General M.G. Vallejo
Erected 1851
Purchased by State Park Commission through funds furnished by the
General Vallejo Memorial Association and the people of the state of
California. Donors names within building.
Tablet donated by Historic Landmarks Committee, Native Sons of
the Golden West.
1933
The home of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, known as 'Lachryma Montis' (Tears of the Mountain),
was built in 1850. Its name was derived from the springs that now are the source of Sonoma's water
supply. General Vallejo, born at Monterey July 7, 1808, was commander of the northern Mexican
frontier, founder of the Pueblo of Sonoma, and a member of the first Constitutional Convention
of California.
From the California Office of Historical Preservation
(OHP Website)
The Hermitage
Napoleon, the youngest son of General Vallejo moved into his new quarters
in 1865 at the age of 15. Here, he surrounded himself with the objects of
his great love: the outdoors. At one time, he had in this room (and the
lean-to behind), shotguns, rifles, pistols, fishing equipment, 14 dogs,
2 monkeys, 3 cats, and one parrot. All this Napoleon left behind when he
entered the College of Santa Clara in 1867.
Lachryma Montis is one of six historic structures in Sonoma State Historic Park: