Camilo Ynitia

Who was Camilo Ynitia?

Camilo Ynitia was born in 1803, probably in the Miwok village of Olompali where his father had built an adobe brick home. Camilo was a notable leader of the Coast Miwok, a Native American people. Camilo was known as the last Hoipu of the Miwok community living at Olompali. Camilo was also the only Native American on the northern frontier of Alta California to secure and keep a large land grant: In 1843 Governor Manuel Micheltorena of Alta California deeded him the Rancho Olompali, a large tract of land that is between present-day Novato and Petaluma, California. A part of this land now comprises the Olompali State Historic Park.