This eventually became the basis for the Sepulveda family's contested claim to the Rancho de los Palos Verdes. Dolores had trouble getting his land title cleared, so he took a trip to Monterey to get the matter definitely settled and, on his return trip, he was killed in the Chumash revolt at Mission La Purísima Concepción in 1824.
The Sepulveda family's claim to Rancho de los Palos Verdes arose from this event. Dolores faced difficulties with his land title, so he traveled to Monterey to resolve the issue definitively and was killed during the Chumash revolt at Mission La Purísima Concepción in 1824 on his return trip.