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Lieutenant ColonelNicolás Gutiérrez was twiceacting governor of the northern part ofLas Californias (what had previously beenAlta California) in 1836, from January to May and July to November.^[2]

Gutiérrez served two short terms as acting governor of Las Californias in 1836, during a very turbulent period in the history of Mexican California.^[2] TheSiete Leyes reforms to Mexico's government had combined the two territories of Alta California andBaja California into a singledepartamento under the pre-1804 Spanish-era name ofLas Californias. His term began on 2 January 1836, succeeding acting (ad interim) governorJosé Castro, and Gutiérrez served as governorad interim until the arrival of official appointeeMariano Chico. Chico, however, was dismissed for abandoning his post, and Gutiérrez returned to the job in July.

Gutierrez himself was ousted in a coup led byCaliforniosJuan Bautista Alvarado and José Castro, assisted by a group of foreigners led byIsaac Graham, on 5 November 1836.^{[citation needed]}

The battle was short and surrender was secured after the firing of just one artilleryround at the governor's residence inMonterey. Gutierrez and hiscadre ofofficers were detained atCabo San Lucas on the EnglishbrigClementine before returning toMexico.

• Pourade, Richard F (1960).The History of San Diego. San Diego: The San Diego Union.OCLC 29421886.

• Governors of Alta California

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