Raousset-Boulbon, Gaston Raoux, comte de, 1817-1854
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Count Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon was born in Avignon, France, on May 5, 1817. He led two filibuster expeditions from San Francisco against Sonora, Mexico in 1852 and 1854. The first expedition was under the guise of a mining company known as La Compenia Restauradora de la Mina de la Arizona. He captured Hermosillo, Sonora in 1852. A retreat to Guaymas resulted in his surrender to General Miguel Blanco. In 1854 he returned to Sonora. After a series of misunderstandings his French forces were defeated in the Battle of Guaymas, July 13, 1854, by the forces of Jose Maria Yanez. The Count was executed August 13, 1854.
From the guide to the Count Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon Papers, 1837-1854, (California State Library)
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| referencedIn | La Chauvinière, comte de. Expedition faite à la fin de 1852, ca. 1855. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | France. Consulat (Guaymas, Mexico). Lettres Officielles choissies : ms, 1852-1853. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Mexico. Secretaría de Fomento, Colonización e Industria. Collection of Mexican government documents relating to California, Texas, and Mexico : transcripts, 1817-1871. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Filibustering Expedition, from San Francisco to Lower Calif. & Sonora. Written by an Officer of Col. Walker's Expedition of 1853, San Francisco, 1904. | The Society of California Pioneers - Alice Phelan Sullivan Library | |
| creatorOf | Count Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon Papers, 1837-1854 | California state library | |
| referencedIn | Robinson, Juan A. Statement from Juan A. Robinson : ms., [undated]. | UC Berkeley Libraries |
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| associatedWith | France. Consulat (Guaymas, Mexico) | corporateBody |
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Person
Birth 1817-12-02
Death 1854-08-12
French
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