Ysidro Reyes
Ysidro Reyes was a Los Angeles–based business man and grandson of Juan [Francisco Reyes (soldier)|Juan Francisco Reyes], the first alcalde of the Los Angeles pueblo.
Life
Reyes acquired half of a Mexican Land Grant called the Rancho Boca de Santa Monica, splitting with Francisco Marquez many acres of land located in present-day Santa Monica Canyon, the Pacific Palisades, and parts of Topanga Canyon. Ysidro's father, Juan Francisco Reyes, was a settler from modern day Mexico who arrived in Los Angeles shortly after the original settlers of 1781. Juan Francisco Reyes was a soldier and businessman, receiving and selling land-grants from the Spanish Crown including Rancho Los Encinos and Lompoc.Ysidro Reyes lived on the Rancho Boca de Santa Monica, in the Santa Monica Canyon, working a large tract of land with his father that extended to what is now Hollywood. Additionally, Ysidro Reyes had a business selling tar from the La Brea Tar Pits to the people of Los Angeles, who used it for their roofs.