Abstract The Camarillo family of Ventura County traces its heritage back to Juan Camarillo, Sr. Born on May 27, 1812 in Mexico City to Luis and Maria Camarillo, Juan came to California with the Hijar-Padres Expedition in 1834. He married Martina H. Hernandez, the great-granddaughter of Jose Francisco Ortega, in 1840 or 1841 at the Santa Barbara Mission. They had 14 children, but only six survived: Adolfo, Juan, Adelaida, Aldegunda, Maria, and Arcadia. Juan Camarillo, Sr. died in 1880, leaving...