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<DESCRIPTION>CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement of
UnionBanCal  Corporation  on Form S-4 of our  report  dated  January  16,  2002,
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of UnionBanCal  Corporation  for the
year  ended  December  31,  2001 and to the  reference  to us under the  heading
"Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.

/s/  Deloitte & Touche LLP
San Francisco, California

September 13, 2002


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