Concerns Raised That Olvera Might Be Buried at La Plaza Construction Site Across From Olvera Street

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LOS ANGELES - A direct descendant of the man for whom Olvera Street is named is worried that construction workers may have disturbed his ancestor's grave.

Olvera Street is named for Augustin Olvera, a captain in Mexican military forces who helped negotiate the treat at Cahuenga, ending the Mexican-American War in 1847. Olvera went on to serve in Los Angeles as a judge, then on the county Board of Supervisors from 1855 to 1857.

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Concerns Raised That Olvera Might Be Buried at La Plaza Construction Site Across From Olvera Street

Olvera's will said he wished to be buried near La Placita Church on Main Street, and burial records say he was interred on the church groun...

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