Throughout it's history, and into the present day, Todos Santos has produced many notable people. Many of them distinguished themselves as soldiers fighting for revolutionary struggles, or defending against  invasions, others were politicians or governors. Some were simply educators, farmers, shopkeepers, fishermen, artists, craftspeople or citizens, and some were arrivals from outside. All of them, together, have built the present day Todos Santos that we know and admire.

In the Military Era and the Revolutionary War
People of the second half of the 19th century
People of the first half of the 20th century
Day-to-day prominent people
Profressor Néstor Agúndez

The Municipal Delegates

In the Military Era and the Revolutionary War
Gen. Manuel Márquez de León
Without a doubt, Todos Santos' favorite son is General José Manuel María  Márquez de León. Even though he was born in San Antonio on May 5, 1822, he lived his childhood and youth in Todos Santos, and referred to himself as a Todosanteño. He took active part in the defense of the state in 1847, in the Reform and French Intervention movements, and then distanced himself from Presidente Benito Juárez, for his prolonged stay in power. He fought at the side of General Porfirio Díaz (with whom he later became enemies), and he fought against the Plan of Tuxtepec. 
In addition to being an important military figure, he was also a liberal writer and a combatative journalist. In 1881 he wrote the book “In My Times of Solitude” when he found himself exiled in San Francisco, California, for opposing the   government's injustices. He died in May of 1883 and rests in the Rotonda de los Sudcalifornianos Ilustres (Distinguished People of Baja California Sur) in La Paz.

Col. Clodomiro Cota Márquez
Colonel Clodomiro Cota Márquez was born in Todos Santos in 1835. His military career started in 1858 under the tutelage of his uncle, General Manuel Márquez de León, to whom he stayed closely connected. He stood out for his fighting for individual rights and liberties, for defending against the French invasion, and for fighting against Federalist forces. In 1879 the Colonel was proclaimed political chief of the territory. He fought against the filibuster invasion of William Walker, and died in exile in San Francisco, California in 1893.

Father Gabriel González Pereyra
Father Gabriel González Pereyra was born in 1798 in Villa Hermosillo, España. He graduated from the Conciliar Seminary of Madrid in 1824. Priest, rancher, fighter y merchant,  he led the parishes of the Missions of San Antonio 1827-35, of San José del Cabo 1844-46, of Todos Santos 1835-42, 1850-53 and of La Paz 1849-50, 1853-60. He took charge of the Todos Santos Mission again, from 1861-64,  headed the defense movements against the North American Intervention (Mexican-American War) in 1847-48, and participated in battles against Gen. Carbó in Pichilingue in 1860, at the side of Gen. Márquez de León. Father González later led into battle a battalion of the religiously devout, married a local woman without leaving the priesthood, and had a large family, to which he gave the last name Villarino. He died in Todos Santos on June 2, 1868, and was interred in the Mission's altar.

María Dionisia Villarino Espinoza, “La Coronela”
The women of Todos Santos have proven their bravery and daring, as exemplified by María Dionisia Villarino Espinoza.  “Doña Nicha”, as she is called affectionately, or  “La Coronela”  (The Colonel) as she is also known historically,  was born in Todos Santos on June 25,1865. She is widely known for her bravery fighting for the ideals of the Mexican Revolution, against the usurpation of Huerta in La Paz and Santa Rosalía. She was aprehended and exiled to Guaymas, Sonora, where she reinstated herself into the battle and fought until its end.  For her important intelligence services,  and for her roots in the common people, La Coronela is today, and always, the faithful representative of the quality and temperment of the Sudcalifornianan woman. She died in Todos Santos on April 17, 1957.

Gen. Melitón Albáñez Domínguez
This distinguished Todosanteño was born on February 10,1886 in the neighborhood of San Ignacio, reached the level of brigadier general for merit in combat in La Cananea, fought against Victoriano Huerta, and distinguished himself as battalion chief in the battles of Santa Rosalía and Santa María. He served as second to General Manuel M. Diéguez in the Western Division.  After the Convention of Aguascalientes, he worked at the side of General Álvaro Obregón. Later, he was Chief of Operations in Jalisco and Michoacán. The General died in Guadalajara, Jalisco on October 2, 1917.

Gen. Agustín Olachea Avilés
Agustín Olachea Avilés was born September 3,1890, in Rancho San Venancio, an area within the delegation of Todos Santos. He began his military career in 1913, achieved the rank of brigadier general, then became Secretary of the National Defense and received multiple acknowledgments for his loyalty to the Mexican Revolution. He was two times the governor of the territory of Baja California (1931- 35)  and also served as governor of the territory of Baja California Sur (1946- 56), during a very important time in the development of the region. The General died April 13th, 1973, in the city of La Paz, Baja California Sur.

Along with the above, there were other brave Todosanteños who sustained bloody encounters between Federal and Revolutionary forces between 1913 and 1916: the Mayors Rodolfo Domínguez and Julián Castro, the Captains Manuel Lara, Eduardo Márquez, Martín V. Salgado and Manuel Albáñez Sr., the Lieutenants Severiano Domínguez, Angel Domínguez, Santiago Guluarte, and Florentino Torres,  and Sublieutenant Manuel Albáñez Jr, all of whom, under the orders of Generals Alvaro Obregón and Manuel M. Dieguez, received their military titles after fighting with great bravery.