During the Mexican–American War (1847), Coronel abandoned the rancho, and in 1852 sold Rancho La Cañada to the law partners Jonathan R. Scott and Benjamin Hayes. Scott had come to Southern California from Missouri in 1849, and became the first American justice of the peace in Los Angeles. He administered the oath of office to the first Los Angeles City Council on July 3, 1850.
During the Mexican–American War (1847), Coronel abandoned the ranch, and subsequently, in 1852, he sold Rancho La Cañada to Jonathan R. Scott and Benjamin Hayes. Scott had come from Missouri in 1849 and became the first American justice of the peace in Los Angeles, administering the oath of office to the city's initial council on July 3, 1850.