What Did Pio Pico Do?
What Did Pio Pico Do? Don Pío de Jesús Pico (May 5, 1801 – September 11, 1894) was a Californio politician, ranchero, and entrepreneur, famous for serving as the last Governor of Alta California (modern California) under Mexican rule. How did Pio Pico generate his wealth? He began to amass his fortune in property. In