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The Orange County Heritage Coordinating Council

Historical images lend credence to neurologist’s claims regarding Pio Pico

Colleen Greene | July 19, 2008

An article posted by the Los Angeles Times today cites a neurologist who believes that Pio Pico, governor of pre-statehood California during the 1830s and 1840s, may have been afflicted by a neurological disorder that distorted his physical features and made him impotent for much of his life. The doctor consulted historians and historical images [...]