List of Ranchos of California
This is a list of California land grants made by Spanish (1784–1810) and Mexican (1819–1846) authorities of Las Californias and Alta California, to private individuals before California became part of the United States of America.[1] Following the Mexican-American War, the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo provided that the land grants would be honored. The Public Land Commission, established to review land grant claims, heard 813 cases involving private land claims; 604 claims were confirmed; 190 rejected; and the rest were withdrawn. Of these 813 cases, only three of the Board's were conclusive; the rest were appealed to the U.S. District Court. When California was admitted as a state in 1850, the US District Court California was divided into two districts, the Northern and the Southern.[2][3][4][5] A significant number of claims were finally decided by the US Supreme Court.[6][7]
Alta California ranchos in Mexico
From 1773 to 1836, the border between Alta California and the Baja California was about 30 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border drawn by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the Mexican-American War in 1848.
Under the Siete Leyes constitutional reforms of 1836, the territories of Alta California and the Baja California peninsula were combined into a single "Department of the Californias", with a single governor. None of the rancho grants near the former border, however, were made after 1836, so none of them straddled the pre-1836 territorial border.
The end result of the shifting borders is that some of the ranchos in this list, created by pre-1836 governors, are located partially or entirely in a 30-mile-wide sliver of the former Alta California that is now in Mexico rather than in the U.S. state of California. Since those ranchos remained in Mexico, in today's Mexican state of Baja California, the grants were not subject to review by the Public Land Commission except for Rancho Tijuan that had claimed part of its lands were on the American side of the border.
List of ranchos of California
Grant[note 1] | Date[note 2] | Grantor[note 3] | Grantee[note 4] | Size[note 5] | Land Case No.[note 6] | Location[note 7] | County[note 8] |
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San Pedro | 1784 | Pedro Fages | Juan Jose Dominguez | 48,000 acres (194 km2) | 273 SD | San Pedro | Los Angeles |
Los Nietos | 1784 | Pedro Fages | Manuel Nieto | 167,000 acres (676 km2) | [note 9] | Long Beach, Downey, Whittier | Los Angeles |
San Rafael | 1784 | Pedro Fages | José María Verdugo | 36,403 acres (147 km2) | 381 SD | Glendale | Los Angeles |
Nuestra Señora del Refugio | 1794 | Diego de Borica | José Francisco Ortega | 26,529 acres (107 km2) | 154 SD | Refugio State Beach | Santa Barbara |
Los Feliz | 1795 | Diego de Borica | Jose Vicente Feliz | 6,647 acres (27 km2) | 133 SD | Los Feliz | Los Angeles |
Simi | 1795 | Diego de Borica | Patricio, Miguel, and Francisco Javier Pico | 113,009 acres (457 km2) | 103 SD | Simi Valley, Moorpark | Ventura |
Buena Vista | 1795 | Diego de Borica | Jose Maria Soberanes and Joaquin Castro | 8,446 acres (34 km2) | 204 SD | Monterey | Monterey |
Las Pulgas | 1795 | Diego de Borica | José Dario Argüello and Luis Antonio Argüello | 35,240 acres (143 km2) | 54 ND | San Mateo, Belmont, San Carlos, Menlo Park | San Mateo |
Las Virgenes | 1802 | José Joaquín de Arrillaga | Miguel Ortega | 17,760 acres (72 km2) | 265 SD | Agoura Hills | Los Angeles |
El Conejo | 1802 | Ygnacio Rodriguez and Jose Polanco | 48,672 acres (197 km2) | 107 SD | Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, Lake Sherwood, Westlake Village, Oak Park | Ventura | |
Las Animas | 1803 | Feliz Berenguer | José Mariano Castro | 24,066 acres (97 km2) | 136 ND | Gilroy | Santa Clara |
Topanga Malibu Sequit | 1804 | José Joaquín de Arrillaga | José Bartolomé Tapia | 13,300 acres (54 km2) | 147 SD | Malibu | Los Angeles |
Los Palos Verdes | 1809 | José Dolores Sepúlveda | 31,629 acres (128 km2) | 273 SD | Palos Verdes | Los Angeles | |
San Ysidro | 1809 | José Joaquín de Arrillaga | Ygnacio Ortega | 13,066 acres (53 km2) | [note 10] | Gilroy | Santa Clara |
San Antonio | 1810 | Antonio María Lugo | 29,513 acres (119 km2) | 9 SD | Bell, South Gate | Los Angeles | |
Santiago de Santa Ana | 1810 | José Joaquín de Arrillaga | José Antonio Yorba and Juan Pablo Peralta | 63,414 acres (257 km2) | 346 SD | Santa Ana, Irvine | Orange |
San Antonio | 1820 | Pablo Vicente de Solá | Luís María Peralta | 44,800 acres (181 km2) | 98 ND, 99 ND, 100 ND | Alameda, Berkeley, Oakland, San Leandro | Alameda |
Rincon de los Bueyes | 1821 | Pablo Vicente de Solá | Bernardo Higuera and Cornelio Lopez | 3,127 acres (13 km2) | 131 SD | Culver City, Baldwin Hills | Los Angeles |
Vega del Rio del Pajaro | 1821 | Pablo Vicente de Solá | Antonio Maria Castro | 4,310 acres (17 km2) | 245 SD | Monterey, Watsonville | Monterey |
Los Tularcitos | 1821 | Pablo Vicente de Solá | José Loreto Higuera | 4,394 acres (18 km2) | 228 ND | Milpitas | Santa Clara |
Sausal Redondo | 1821 | Antonio Ygnacio Avila | 22,458 acres (91 km2) | 354 SD | Manhattan Beach, Lawndale | Los Angeles | |
San Pablo | 1823 | Luís Antonio Argüello | Francisco María Castro | 17,939 acres (73 km2) | 277 ND, 320 ND | Richmond, San Pablo | Contra Costa |
Las Cienegas | 1823 | Francisco Avila | 4,439 acres (18 km2) | 353 SD | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | |
Llano de Buena Vista | 1823 | Luís Antonio Argüello | José Mariano Estrada | 8,446 acres (34 km2) | 151 SD | Spreckels | Monterey |
Santa Maria de Los Peñasquitos | 1823 | Luís Antonio Argüello | Francisco María Ruiz | 8,486 acres (34 km2) | 142 SD | Peñasquitos | San Diego |
Bolsa de San Cayetano | 1824 | Luís Antonio Argüello | Ygnacio Vallejo | 8,881 acres (36 km2) | 35 SD, 278 SD | Watsonville | Monterey |
Bolsa Nueva y Moro Cojo | 1825 | Luís Antonio Argüello | María Antonia Pico de Castro | 30,901 acres (125 km2) | 7 SD | Castroville | Monterey |
El Rosario | 1827 | José María de Echeandía | José Manuel Machado | 47,702.53 acres (193 km2)[note 11] | [8][9] | El Descanso, Playas de Rosarito | Municipio de Playas de Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico |
La Brea | 1828 | José Antonio Carrillo | Antonio Jose Rocha and Nemisio Dominguez | 4,439 acres (18 km2) | 287 SD | Hollywood, West Hollywood | Los Angeles |
Temescal | (1819, 1828)[10] | José María de Echeandía | Leandro Serrano | [note 12] | 374 SD | Corona, Temescal Valley | Riverside |
San Antonio Abad | 1828 ? [11] | unknown [12][13] | unknown [14] | [15] | [16] | Tijuana | Municipio de Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
Janal | 1829 | José María de Echeandía | José Antonio Estudillo | 4,437 acres (18 km2) | 226 SD | Chula Vista | San Diego |
Otay | 1829 | José María de Echeandía | Magdelena Estudillo | 6,658 acres (27 km2) | 66 SD | Chula Vista | San Diego |
Tía Juana | 1829 | José María de Echeandía | Santiago Argüello Moraga | 26,019.53 acres (105 km2)[note 13] | [17] | Tijuana; San Ysidro, San Diego, Tijuana River Valley, San Diego | Municipio de Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico; San Diego |
Tecate | 1829, 1834 | José María de Echeandía | Juan Bandini | 4,439 acres (18 km2) | [note 14] | Tecate | Tecate Municipality, Baja California, Mexico |
Rosa Castilla | 1831 | Manuel Victoria | Juan Ballesteros | 3,283 acres (13 km2) | 309 SD | East Los Angeles, University Hills | Los Angeles |
Jamul | 1831 | Manuel Victoria | Pío Pico | 8,926 acres (36 km2) | 367 SD | Jamul | San Diego |
Solis | 1831 | Jose Figueroa | Mariano Castro | 8,875 acres (36 km2) | 405 ND | Gilroy | Santa Clara |
San Ramon | 1833 | José Figueroa | Bartolome Pacheco and Mariano Castro | 8,917 acres (36 km2) | 73 ND, 322 ND | Alamo, Danville | Contra Costa |
Saucito | 1833 | José Figueroa | Graciano Manjares | 2,212 acres (9 km2) | 99 SD | Del Rey Oaks | Monterey |
Punta de Pinos | 1833 | José Figueroa | José María Armenta and José Abrego | 2,667 acres (11 km2) | 169 SD, 380 SD | Point Pinos | Monterey |
Guadalupe y Llanitos de los Correos | 1833 | José Figueroa | Juan Malarin | 8,858 acres (36 km2) | 109 SD | Chualar | Monterey |
Cañada del Corte de Madera | 1833 | José Figueroa | Maximo Martinez and José Domingo Peralta | 3,566 acres (14 km2) | 395 ND | San Mateo | |
Pescadero | 1833 | José Figueroa | Juan Gonzalez | 3,282 acres (13 km2) | 104 ND | Pescadero | San Mateo |
San Ysidro (Ortega) | 1833 | José Figueroa | José Quintin Ortega | 4,439 acres (18 km2) | 163 ND | Gilroy | Santa Clara |
San Ysidro (Gilroy) | 1833 | José Figueroa | Maria Clara de la Asuncion Ortega | 4,461 acres (18 km2) | 216 ND | Gilroy | Santa Clara |
La Polka | 1833 | José Figueroa | Ysabel Ortega | 4,167 acres (17 km2) | 159 ND | Gilroy | Santa Clara |
Ausaymas y San Felipe | 1833 | José Figueroa | Francisco Perez Pacheco | 35,504 acres (144 km2) | 79 SD | Santa Clara | |
Yerba Buena | 1833 | José Figueroa | Antonio Chaboya | 24,332 acres (98 km2) | 213 ND | Evergreen | Santa Clara |
San Andrés | 1833 | José Figueroa | José Joaquín Castro | 8,911 acres (36 km2) | 100 SD | La Selva Beach | Santa Cruz |
Aptos | 1833 | José Figueroa | Rafael Castro | 6,686 acres (27 km2) | 172 SD | Seacliff | Santa Cruz |
San Agustin | 1833 | José Figueroa | José Antonio Bolcoff | 4,437 acres (18 km2) | 180 ND | Scotts Valley | Santa Cruz |
Soquel | 1833 | José Figueroa | Martina Castro | 34,370 acres (139 km2) | 295 ND | Soquel | Santa Cruz |
Zayante | 1833 | José Figueroa | Joaquin Buelna | 2,658 acres (11 km2) | 309 ND, 342 ND | Zayante | Santa Cruz |
El Molino | 1833 | José Figueroa | John B.R. Cooper | 17,892 acres (72 km2) | 227 ND | Forestville | Sonoma |
Sespe | 1833 | José Figueroa | Carlos Antonio Carrillo | 8,881 acres (36 km2) | 32 SD | Fillmore, Bardsdale, Piru | Ventura |
Melijo | 1833 | José Figueroa | Santiago E. Argüello | 4,439 acres (18 km2) [18] | 91 SD [19] | Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, San Diego | San Diego |
Acalanes | 1834 | José Figueroa | Candelario Valencia | 3,329 acres (13 km2) | 31 ND | Lafayette, Moraga | Contra Costa |
Arroyo de Las Nueces y Bolbones | 1834 | José Figueroa | Juana Sanchez de Pacheco | 17,782 acres (72 km2) | 46 ND | Walnut Creek | Contra Costa |
Monte del Diablo | 1834 | José Figueroa | Salvio Pacheco | 17,922 acres (73 km2) | 20 ND | Concord | Contra Costa |
San Ramon | 1834 | José Figueroa | Jose Maria Amador | 20,968 acres (85 km2) | 144 ND, 287 ND | Danville | Contra Costa |
San Pascual | 1834 | José Figueroa | Juan Marine | 14,403 acres (58 km2) | 116 SD, 173 SD | Pasadena | Los Angeles |
Corte Madera del Presidio | 1834 | José Figueroa | John (Juan) Reed | 7,845 acres (32 km2) | 183 ND | Corte Madera | Marin |
El Alisal | 1834 | José Figueroa | Feliciano Soberanes | 5,941 acres (24 km2) | 254 SD | Salinas | Monterey |
Los Carneros | 1834 | José Figueroa | David Littlejohn | 6,111 acres (25 km2) | 322 SD | Elkhorn | Monterey |
Encinal y Buena Esperanza | 1834 | José Figueroa | David S. Spence | 13,392 acres (54 km2) | 4 SD | Spence | Monterey |
Laguna Seca | 1834 | José Figueroa | Catalina M. Munras | 2,179 acres (9 km2) | 16 SD | Monterey | |
Sausal | 1834 | José Figueroa | Jose Tiburcio Castro | 10,242 acres (41 km2) | 190 SD | Salinas | Monterey |
El Sur | 1834 | José Figueroa | Juan Alvarado | 8,949 acres (36 km2) | 1 SD | Andrew Molera State Park | Monterey |
Tularcitos | 1834 | José Figueroa | Rafael Gomez | 26,581 acres (108 km2) | 3 SD | Monterey | |
Los Alamitos | 1834 | José Figueroa | Juan Jose Nieto | 28,027 acres (113 km2) | 140 SD | Los Alamitos, Seal Beach | Orange |
Las Bolsas | 1834 | José Figueroa | Catarina Ruiz | 33,460 acres (135 km2) | 208 SD | Huntington Beach, Westminster, Garden Grove, Fountain Valley. | Orange |
Cañón de Santa Ana | 1834 | José Figueroa | Bernardo Yorba | 13,328 acres (54 km2) | 89 SD | Yorba Linda | Orange |
Los Cerritos | 1834 | José Figueroa | Manuela Nieto de Cota | 27,054 acres (109 km2) | 17 SD | Cerritos, Long Beach | Orange |
Los Coyotes | 1834 | José Figueroa | Juan Jose Nieto | 48,806 acres (198 km2) | 372 SD | Cerritos, Stanton, Buena Park | Orange |
Santa Gertrudes | 1834 | José Figueroa | Josefa Cota | 21,298 acres (86 km2) | 193 SD, 194 SD, 272 SD | Downey, Santa Fe Springs | Los Angeles |
Laguna Seca | 1834 | José Figueroa | Juan Alvires | 20,051 acres (81 km2) | 211 ND, 294 ND | Coyote | Santa Clara |
San Francisco de las Llagas | 1834 | José Figueroa | Carlos Castro | 22,980 acres (93 km2) | 147 ND | San Martin | Santa Clara |
Santa Teresa | 1834 | José Figueroa | Jose Joaquin Bernal | 9,647 acres (39 km2) | 181 ND | San Jose | Santa Clara |
Arroyo del Rodeo | 1834 | José Figueroa | Francisco Rodriguez | 1,473 acres (6 km2) | 307 SD | Live Oak | Santa Cruz |
Salsipuedes | 1834 | José Figueroa | Manuel Jimeno Casarin | 31,201 acres (126 km2) | 201 SD | Watsonville | Santa Cruz |
Petaluma | 1834 | José Figueroa | Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo | 66,622 acres (270 km2) | 256 ND | Petaluma | Sonoma |
Las Posas | 1834 | José Figueroa | Jose Carillo | 26,623 acres (108 km2) | 117 SD | Camarillo, Somis | Ventura |
Paso de Bartolo | 1835 | José Figueroa | Juan Crispin Pere | 8,894 acres (36 km2) | 87 SD | Whittier, Pico Rivera | Los Angeles |
Aguajito | 1835 | José Figueroa | Gregorio Tapia | 3,323 acres (13 km2) | 323 SD | Monterey | Monterey |
Ojo del Agua de la Coche | 1835 | José Figueroa | Juan M. Hernadez | 8,927 acres (36 km2) | 379 ND | Morgan Hill | Santa Clara |
El Rincon | 1835 | José Figueroa | Teodoro Arellanes | 4,460 acres (18 km2) | 59 SD | La Conchita | Ventura |
Los Meganos | 1835 | José Castro | Jose Noriega | 13,316 acres (54 km2) | 107 ND | Brentwood | Contra Costa |
Cañada de la Carpenteria | 1835 | José Castro | Joaquín Soto | 2,236 acres (9 km2) | 198 SD | Monterey | |
Chamisal | 1835 | José Castro | Felipe Vasquez | 2,737 acres (11 km2) | 222 SD | Monterey | |
Noche Buena | 1835 | José Castro | Juan Antonio Muñoz | 4,412 acres (18 km2) | 237 SD | Seaside | Monterey |
San Francisquito | 1835 | José Castro | Catalina Manzaneli de Munras | 8,813 acres (36 km2) | 247 SD | Monterey | |
San Vicente | 1835 | José Castro | Esteban Munras | 19,979 acres (81 km2) | 95 SD | Soledad | Monterey |
El Toro | 1835 | José Castro | José Ramón Estrada | 5,668 acres (23 km2) | 112 SD | Monterey | |
Los Vergeles | 1835 | José Castro | José Joaquin Gomez | 8,760 acres (35 km2) | 111 SD | Monterey | |
Llano de Tesquisquita | 1835 | José Castro | Jose Maria Sanchez | 16,016 acres (65 km2) | 106 SD | San Benito | |
Los Aromitas y Agua Caliente | 1835 | José Castro | Juan Miguel Anzar | 8,660 acres (35 km2) | 102 SD | Aromas | San Benito |
Buri Buri | 1835 | José Castro | José Antonio Sánchez | 14,639 acres (59 km2) | 101 ND | San Bruno | San Mateo |
Laguna de la Merced | 1835 | José Castro | Jose Antonio Galindo | 2,219 acres (9 km2) | 380 ND | Daly City | San Mateo |
Juristac | 1835 | José Castro | Antonio and Faustino German | 4,540 acres (18 km2) | 9 ND, 396 SD | Sargent | Santa Clara |
Milpitas | 1835 | José Castro | José María Alviso | 4,458 acres (18 km2) | 37 ND, 388 ND | Milpitas | Santa Clara |
Pala | 1835 | José Castro | Jose Higuera | 4,454 acres (18 km2) | 215 ND | San Jose | Santa Clara |
Punta de los Reyes | 1836 | Nicolas Gutierrez | James Richard Berry | 13,645 acres (55 km2) | 418 ND | Marin | |
Punta de los Reyes | 1836 | Nicolas Gutierrez | James Richard Berry | 8,878 acres (36 km2) | 385 ND | Inverness | Marin |
Tomales y Baulines | 1836 | Nicolas Gutierrez | Rafael Garcia | 8,863 acres (36 km2) | 418 ND | Marin | |
Corral de Tierra | 1836 | Nicolas Gutierrez | Guadalupe Figueroa | 4,435 acres (18 km2) | 359 SD | Monterey | |
Pescadero | 1836 | Nicolas Gutierrez | Fabian Barreto | 4,426 acres (18 km2) | 157 SD | Pebble Beach | Monterey |
Rincon de la Puente del Monte | 1836 | Nicolas Gutierrez | Teodoro Gonzalez | 15,219 acres (62 km2) | 101 SD | Gonzales | Monterey |
Las Salinas | 1836 | Nicolás Gutiérrez | Gabriel Espinoza | 4,414 acres (18 km2) | 158 SD | Marina | Monterey |
Caymus | 1836 | Nicolas Gutierrez | George C. Yount | 11,887 acres (48 km2) | 32 ND | Rutherford, Yountville | Napa |
San Joaquin | 1836 | Nicolas Gutierrez | Cruz Cervantes | 7,424 acres (30 km2) | 3 ND | San Benito | |
Valle de San Jose | 1836 | Nicolas Gutierrez | Silvestre de la Portilla | 17,634 acres (71 km2) | 144 SD | San Diego | |
San Isidro Ajajolojol | 1836, 1840 | Nicolas Gutierrez | José López | 26,019.53 acres (105 km2) | Not before Land Commission | San Isidro, Tijuana Municipality | Municipio de Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico |
Entre Napa | 1836 | Mariano Chico | Nicolas Higuera | 5,464 acres (22 km2) | 365 ND | Napa | Napa |
Guadalasca | 1836 | Mariano Chico | Ysabel Yorba | 30,594 acres (124 km2) | 177 SD | Camarillo, Point Mugu | Ventura |
San Jose | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | Ygnacio Palomares and Ricardo Vejar | 22,000 acres (89 km2) | 128 SD | Pomona, San Dimas, Covina | Los Angeles |
Los Gatos or Santa Rita | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | José Trinidad Espinoza | 4,424 acres (18 km2) | 276 SD | Santa Rita | Monterey |
Bolsa de las Escorpinas | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | Salvador Espinoza | 6,416 acres (26 km2) | 67 SD | Monterey | |
La Natividad | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | Manuel Butron and Nicolas Alviso | 8,641 acres (35 km2) | 361 SD | Salinas | Monterey |
San Juan Cajón de Santa Ana | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | Juan Pacífico Ontiveros | 35,970 acres (146 km2) | 140 SD | Anaheim, Fullerton, Placentia | Orange |
Santa Manuela | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | Francis Branch | 16,955 acres (69 km2) | 24 SD | Arroyo Grande | San Luis Obispo |
Suey | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | Ramona Carrillo Pacheco Wilson | 48,834 acres (198 km2) | 14 SD | San Luis Obispo | |
Bolsa de Chamisal | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | Francisco Quijado | 14,335 acres (58 km2) | 36 SD | San Luis Obispo | |
Nipomo | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | William Dana | 37,888 acres (153 km2) | 13 SD | Nipomo | San Luis Obispo |
Las Cruces | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | Miguel Cordero | 8,888 acres (36 km2) | 430 ND | Santa Barbara | |
Jesús María | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | Lucas Antonio Olivera and Jose A. Olivera | 42,149 acres (171 km2) | 268 SD | Vandenberg Air Force Base | Santa Barbara |
Lompoc | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | Jose Antonio Carrillo | 42,085 acres (170 km2) | 15 SD | Lompoc | Santa Barbara |
Punta de la Concepcion | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | Anastasio Jose Carrillo | 24,992 acres (101 km2) | 118 SD | Point Conception | Santa Barbara |
San Julian | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | José de la Guerra y Noriega | 48,222 acres (195 km2) | 10 SD | Lompoc | Santa Barbara |
Tepusquet | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | Tomas Olivera | 15,526 acres (63 km2) | 336 SD | Santa Barbara | |
Tinaquaic | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | Benjamin Foxen | 8,875 acres (36 km2) | 200 SD | Santa Maria | Santa Barbara |
San Francisquito | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | Antonio Buelna | 1,471 acres (6 km2) | 206 ND | Palo Alto | Santa Clara |
Bolsa del Pajaro | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | Sebastian Rodriguez | 5,496 acres (22 km2) | 283 SD | Watsonville | Santa Cruz |
Los Guilicos | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | John Wilson | 18,834 acres (76 km2) | 94 ND | Kenwood | Sonoma |
Calleguas | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | Jose Pedro Ruiz | 9,998 acres (40 km2) | 60 SD | Camarillo | Ventura |
Ojai | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | Fernando Tico | 17,717 acres (72 km2) | 168 SD | Ojai | Ventura |
El Rio de Santa Clara o la Colonia | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | Valentine Cota et al. | 44,883 acres (182 km2) | 231 SD | Port Hueneme, Oxnard | Ventura |
Santa Ana | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | Crisogomo Ayala and Cosme Vanegas | 21,522 acres (87 km2) | 97 SD | Oak View | Ventura |
Santa Clara del Norte | 1837 | Juan Alvarado | Juan M. Sanchez | 13,989 acres (57 km2) | 90 SD | El Rio | Ventura |
Rodeo de las Aguas | 1838 | Juan Alvarado | Maria Rita Valdez de Villa | 4,419 acres (18 km2) | 371 SD | Beverly Hills | Los Angeles |
Huerta de Cuati | 1838 | Juan Alvarado | Victoria Reid | 127 acres (1 km2) | 171 SD | San Marino | Los Angeles |
Saucelito | 1838 | Juan Alvarado | William A. Richardson | 19,572 acres (79 km2) | 83 ND | Sausalito | Marin |
Milpitas | 1838 | Juan Alvarado | Ygnacio Pastor | 43,281 acres (175 km2) | 44 SD | Fort Hunter Liggett, Jolon | Monterey |
Napa | 1838 | Juan Alvarado | Salvador Vallejo | 22,718 acres (92 km2) | 212 ND | Napa | Napa |
Jurupa | 1838 | Juan Alvarado | Juan Bandini | 40,569 acres (164 km2) | 213 SD, 263 SD | Riverside, Jurupa Valley | Riverside |
Butano | 1838 | Juan Alvarado | Ramona Sanchez | 4,440 acres (18 km2) | 271 ND | San Mateo | |
Cañada de Verde y Arroyo de la Purisima | 1838 | Juan Alvarado | José María Alviso | 8,906 acres (36 km2) | 350 ND | San Mateo | |
La Zaca | 1838 | Juan Alvarado | Antonio | 4,458 acres (18 km2) | 241 SD | Santa Barbara | |
Rincon de Los Esteros | 1838 | Juan Alvarado | Ignacio Alviso | 6,353 acres (26 km2) | 204 ND, 238 ND, 239 ND | Milpitas, San Jose | Santa Clara |
Carbonera | 1838 | Juan Alvarado | Jose Guillermo Bocle | 2,225 acres (9 km2) | 255 ND | Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz |
La Ballona | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Machado and Talamantes families | 13,920 acres (56 km2) | 123 SD | Culver City, Venice | Los Angeles |
Agua Caliente | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Fulgencio Higuera | 9,564 acres (39 km2) | 133 ND | Fremont | Alameda |
Las Positas | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Robert Livermore and Jose Noriega | 8,880 acres (36 km2) | 135 ND | Livermore | Alameda |
Santa Rita | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Jose Pacheco | 8,894 acres (36 km2) | 155 ND | Pleasanton | Alameda |
Valle de San Jose | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Antonio Maria Pico | 48,436 acres (196 km2) | 102 ND | Sunol | Alameda |
Los Medanos | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Jose Antonio Mesa and Jose Miguel Garcia | 8,859 acres (36 km2) | 291 ND, 364 ND | Pittsburg | Contra Costa |
San Vicente y Santa Monica | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Francisco Sepúlveda | 33,000 acres (134 km2) | 143 SD | Santa Monica | Los Angeles |
Boca de Santa Monica | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Francisco Marquez and Ysidro Reyes | 6,656 acres (27 km2) | 141 SD | Santa Monica | Los Angeles |
Novato | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Fernando Feliz | 8,871 acres (36 km2) | 223 ND | Novato | Marin |
Corte Madera de Novato | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | John (Juan) Martin | 8,878 acres (36 km2) | 61 ND | Novato | Marin |
Cañada de la Segunda | 1839 | José Castro | Lazaro Soto | 4,367 acres (18 km2) | 356 SD | Carmel Valley | Monterey |
Los Laureles | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | José M. Boronda and Vicente Blas Martínez | 6,625 acres (27 km2) | 240 SD | Carmel Valley Village | Monterey |
Nacional | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Vicente Cantua | 6,633 acres (27 km2) | 70 SD | Salinas | Monterey |
Posa de los Ositos | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Carlos Cayetano Espinoza | 16,939 acres (69 km2) | 209 SD | Greenfield | Monterey |
Paraje de Sanchez | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Francisco Lugo | 6,584 acres (27 km2) | 230 SD | Monterey | |
Potrero de San Carlos | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Fructuoso del Real | 4,307 acres (17 km2) | 333 SD | Monterey | |
San Jose y Sur Chiquito | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Marcelino Escobar | 8,876 acres (36 km2) | 373 SD | Monterey | |
Cañada de Pala | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | José de Jesús Bernal | 15,714 acres (64 km2) | 373 ND | Santa Clara | |
La Habra | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Mariano Roldan | 6,698 acres (27 km2) | 355 SD | La Habra | Orange |
Santa Ana y Quien Sabe | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Francisco Negrete | 48,823 acres (198 km2) | 258 SD | San Benito | |
San Justo | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | José Castro | 34,620 acres (140 km2) | 211 SD | Hollister | San Benito |
Cucamonga | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Tiburcio Tapia | 13,000 acres (53 km2) | 214 SD | Rancho Cucamonga | San Bernardino |
El Rincon | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Juan Bandini | 4,431 acres (18 km2) | 297 SD | Prado Regional Park | San Bernardino, Riverside |
San Pedro | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Francisco Sanchez | 8,926 acres (36 km2) | 82 ND | Pacifica | San Mateo |
San Gregorio | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Antonio Buelna | 17,783 acres (72 km2) | 88 ND, 89 ND | San Gregorio | San Mateo |
Los Alamos | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Jose Antonio de la Guerra | 48,803 acres (197 km2) | 83 SD | Los Alamos | Santa Barbara |
Santa Cruz Island | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Andrés Castillero | 52,760 acres (214 km2) | 340 SD | Santa Cruz Island | Santa Barbara |
Rinconada de Los Gatos | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Jose Maria Hernandez and Sebastian Fabian Peralta | 6,631 acres (27 km2) | 164 ND | Los Gatos, Monte Sereno | Santa Clara |
Secuan | (1833),[20] 1839[21] | Juan Alvarado | Juan Bautisa Lopez | unknown [22] | [23] | Dehesa, Sycuan Reservation | San Diego |
San Antonio | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Juan Prado Mesa | 3,542 acres (14 km2) | 275 ND, 354 ND, 366 ND, 368 ND, 378 ND, 383 ND | Los Altos | Santa Clara |
Refugio | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | María Candida, Jacinta, and María de los Angeles Castro | 12,147 acres (49 km2) | 275 SD, 286 SD | Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz |
San Francisco | 1839 | Juan Alvarado | Antonio del Valle | 48,612 acres (197 km2) | 303 SD | Camulos, Piru, Santa Clarita | Ventura |
Cañada de Herrera | 1839 | Manuel Jimeno | Domingo Sais | 6,658 acres (27 km2) | 65 ND | Fairfax | Marin |
Chualar | 1839 | Manuel Jimeno | Juan Malarin | 8,890 acres (36 km2) | 110 SD | Chualar | Monterey |
Zanjones | 1839 | Manuel Jimeno | Gabriel de la Torre | 6,714 acres (27 km2) | 108 SD | Monterey | |
Rincon de las Salinas y Potrero Viejo | 1839 | Manuel Jimeno | Cornelio Bernal | 4,446 acres (18 km2) | 5 ND | Hunters Point | San Francisco |
Corral de Tierra | 1839 | Manuel Jimeno | Francisco Guerrero y Palomares | 7,766 acres (31 km2) | 49 ND | Princeton | San Mateo |
Corral de Tierra | 1839 | Manuel Jimeno | Tiburcio Vasquez | 4,436 acres (18 km2) | 167 ND | San Mateo | |
Santa Rosa | 1839 | Manuel Jimeno | Francisco Cota | 15,526 acres (63 km2) | 294 SD | Buellton | Santa Barbara |
Cañada de San Felipe y Las Animas | 1839 | Manuel Jimeno | Thomas Bowen | 8,788 acres (36 km2) | 332 SD | Santa Clara | |
Estero Americano | 1839 | Manuel Jimeno | Edward M. McIntosh | 8,849 acres (36 km2) | 41 ND | Freestone | Sonoma |
Tulucay | 1840 | Manuel Jimeno | Cayetano Juarez | 8,866 acres (36 km2) | 63 ND | Napa | Napa |
Pismo | 1840 | Manuel Jimeno | Jose Ortega | 8,839 acres (36 km2) | 120 SD | Arroyo Grande, Pismo Beach | San Luis Obispo |
Arroyo Seco | 1840 | Juan Alvarado | Teodocio Yorba | 48,857 acres (198 km2) | 199 ND | Ione | Amador |
Tujunga | 1840 | Juan Alvarado | Francisco and Pedro Lopez | 6,661 acres (27 km2) | 52 SD | Tujunga | Los Angeles |
Los Nogales | 1840 | Juan Alvarado | Jose de la Luz Linares | 1,004 acres (4 km2) | 88 SD | Diamond Bar | Los Angeles |
Punta de Quentin | 1840 | Juan Alvarado | John B.R. Cooper | 8,878 acres (36 km2) | 372 ND | San Quentin | Marin |
San Jose | 1840 | Juan Alvarado | Ygnacio Pacheco | 6,659 acres (27 km2) | 40 ND | Ignacio | Marin |
Arroyo Seco | 1840 | Juan Alvarado | Joaquín de la Torre | 16,523 acres (67 km2) | 40 SD | Greenfield | Monterey |
Rincon de Sanjon | 1840 | Juan Alvarado | Jose Eusebio Boronda | 2,230 acres (9 km2) | 244 SD | Salinas | Monterey |
Bolsa de San Felipe | 1840 | Juan Alvarado | Francisco P. Pacheco | 6,795 acres (27 km2) | 77 SD | San Benito | |
Jamacha | 1840 | Juan Alvarado | Apolinara Lorenzana | 8,881 acres (36 km2) | 48 SD | Spring Valley | San Diego |
Vallecitos de San Marcos | 1840 | Juan Alvarado | Jose María Alvarado | 35,573 acres (144 km2) | 192 SD | San Marcos | San Diego |
Paguai | 1840 | Juan Alvarado | Rosario E. Aguilar | [24] | [25] | Poway | San Diego |
San Bernardo | 1840 | Juan Alvarado | Vicente Canet | 4,379 acres (18 km2) | 41 SD | Morro Bay | San Luis Obispo |
Piedra Blanca | 1840 | Juan Alvarado | José de Jesús Pico | 48,806 acres (198 km2) | 43 SD | San Simeon | San Luis Obispo |
Cañada de Raymundo | 1840 | Juan Alvarado | John Coppinger | 12,545 acres (51 km2) | 75 ND | Woodside | San Mateo |
Casmalia | 1840 | Juan Alvarado | Antonio Olivera | 8,841 acres (36 km2) | 284 SD | Santa Barbara | |
Guadalupe | 1840 | Juan Alvarado | Diego Olivera and Teodoro Arellanes | 43,681 acres (177 km2) | 39 SD | Guadalupe | Santa Barbara |
La Purisima Concepcion | 1840 | Juan Alvarado | Jose Gorgonio | 4,439 acres (18 km2) | 130 ND | Los Altos Hills | Santa Clara |
Arroyo de la Laguna | 1840 | Juan Alvarado | Gil Sanchez | 4,418 acres (18 km2) | 345 ND | Davenport | Santa Cruz |
Tolenas | 1840 | Juan Alvarado | Jose Armijo | 13,316 acres (54 km2) | 162 ND | Fairfield | Solano |
Agua Caliente | 1840 | Juan Alvarado | Lazaro Pina | 3,219 acres (13 km2) | 153 ND, 325 ND,325 ND,325 ND, | Fetters Hot Springs-Agua Caliente | Sonoma |
San Miguel | 1840 | Juan Alvarado | William Marcus West | 6,663 acres (27 km2) | 326 ND | Mark West | Sonoma |
Locoallomi | 1841 | Manuel Jimeno | William (Julien) Pope | 8,873 acres (36 km2) | 154 ND | Pope Valley | Napa |
Huichica | 1841 | Manuel Jimeno | Jacob P. Leese | 18,704 acres (76 km2) | 50 ND | Napa | Napa |
Santa Margarita | 1841 | Manuel Jimeno | Joaquin Estrada | 17,735 acres (72 km2) | 149 SD | Santa Margarita | San Luis Obispo |
Cañada del Corral | 1841 | Manuel Jimeno | Jose Dolores Ortega | 8,876 acres (36 km2) | 152 SD | Gaviota | Santa Barbara |
Cabeza de Santa Rosa | 1841 | Manuel Jimeno | Maria Ygnacia Lopez | 8,885 acres (36 km2) | 124 ND | Santa Rosa | Sonoma |
San Lorenzo | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Guillermo Castro | 26,722 acres (108 km2) | 29 ND | Castro Valley, Hayward | Alameda |
Laguna de los Palos Colorados | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Joaquin Moraga, Juan Bernal | 13,316 acres (54 km2) | 276 ND | Lafayette | Contra Costa |
El Sobrante | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Juan Jose Castro and Victor Castro | 20,565 acres (83 km2) | 403 ND | El Sobrante | Contra Costa |
Azusa de Dalton | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Luis Arenas | 4,431 acres (18 km2) | 121 SD | Azusa | Los Angeles |
Azusa de Duarte | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Andrés Duarte | 6,596 acres (27 km2) | 46 SD | Duarte | Los Angeles |
Rincon de la Brea | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Gil Ybarra | 4,452 acres (18 km2) | 85 SD | Brea | Los Angeles |
Sanjon de Santa Rita | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Francisco Soberanes | 48,824 acres (198 km2) | 206 SD | Santa Rita Park | Merced |
Los Coches | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Maria Josefa Soberanes | 8,794 acres (36 km2) | 202 SD | Monterey | |
San Lorenzo | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Feliciano Soberanes | 21,884 acres (89 km2) | 27 SD | King City | Monterey |
San Bernabe | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Petronelo Rios | 13,297 acres (54 km2) | 306 SD | San Ardo | Monterey |
San Bernardo | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Mariano Soberanes and Juan Soberanes | 13,346 acres (54 km2) | 223 SD | Monterey | |
San Miguelito de Trinidad | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | José Rafael Gonzales | 22,136 acres (90 km2) | 18 SD | Monterey | |
Carne Humana | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Edward Turner Bale | 17,962 acres (73 km2) | 47 ND | Calistoga, St. Helena | Napa |
Yajome | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Damaso Antonio Rodriquez | 6,653 acres (27 km2) | 39 ND | Napa | Napa |
La Bolsa Chica | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Joaquín Ruíz | 8,107 acres (33 km2) | 205 SD | Huntington Beach | Orange |
Santa Margarita y Las Flores | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Pio Pico | 133,440 acres (540 km2) | 367 SD | Mission Viejo | Orange |
New Helvetia | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | John Sutter | 48,818 acres (198 km2) | 319 ND, 341 ND, 416 ND, 417 ND | Sacramento | Sacramento |
Santa Ana del Chino | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Antonio Maria Lugo | 22,193 acres (90 km2) | 182 SD | Chino, Chino Hills | San Bernardino |
Corral de Piedra | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Jose Villavicencia | 30,911 acres (125 km2) | 45 SD | Edna | San Luis Obispo |
Santa Rosa | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Julian Estrada | 13,183 acres (53 km2) | 73 SD | Cambria | San Luis Obispo |
San Luisito | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Guadalupe Cantua | 4,390 acres (18 km2) | 26 SD | San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo |
Miramontes | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Candelario Miramontes | 4,424 acres (18 km2) | 269 ND | Half Moon Bay | San Mateo |
Cañada de Guadalupe la Visitación y Rodeo Viejo | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Jacob P. Leese | 943 acres (4 km2) | 105 ND, 151 ND, 237 ND, 285 ND | Brisbane | San Mateo |
Todos Santos y San Antonio | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | W.E.P. Hartnell | 20,772 acres (84 km2) | 357 SD | Santa Barbara | |
Quito | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | José Zenon Fernandez and Jose Noriega | 13,310 acres (54 km2) | 226 ND | Cupertino, Saratoga | Santa Clara |
Rincon de San Francisquito | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | José Peña | 8,418 acres (34 km2) | 81 ND | Palo Alto | Santa Clara |
Rinconada del Arroyo de San Francisquito | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Maria Mesa | 2,229 acres (9 km2) | 129 ND | Menlo Park | Santa Clara |
Potrero de San Francisco | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Francisco and Ramón de Haro | 2,229 acres (9 km2) | 381 ND | Potrero Hill | San Francisco |
Cañada Larga o Verde | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Joaquina Alvarado | 6,659 acres (27 km2) | 81 SD | Ventura | Ventura |
San Miguel | 1841 | Juan Alvarado | Raimundo Olivas, Felipe Lorenzana | 4,694 acres (19 km2) | 65 SD | Ventura | Ventura |
Arroyo de la Alameda | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Jose Jesus Vallejo | 17,705 acres (72 km2) | 60 ND | Niles | Alameda |
San Lorenzo Baja | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Francisco Soto | 6,686 acres (27 km2) | 300 ND | San Lorenzo | Alameda |
San Leandro | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | José Joaquin Estudillo | 6,829 acres (28 km2) | 234 ND | San Leandro | Alameda |
Boca de la Cañada del Pinole | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Maria Manuela Valencia | 13,316 acres (54 km2) | 138 ND | Martinez, Lafayette | Contra Costa |
El Pinole | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Ygnacio Martinez | 17,761 acres (72 km2) | 205 ND | Martinez, Pinole | Contra Costa |
Cañada del Hambre y Las Bolsas | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Teodora Soto | 13,354 acres (54 km2) | 308 ND | Lafayette, Moraga | Contra Costa |
San Emidio | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Jose Antonio Dominguez | 17,710 acres (72 km2) | 344 SD | Kern | |
La Puente | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | John A. Rowland | 48,790 acres (197 km2) | 127 SD | Baldwin Park, La Puente, Covina | Los Angeles |
Los Carneros | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | María Antonia Linares | 1,629 acres (7 km2) | 384 SD | Monterey | |
Los Ojitos | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Mariano Soberanes | 8,900 acres (36 km2) | 221 SD | Jolon | Monterey |
El Piojo | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Joaquin Soto | 13,320 acres (54 km2) | 210 SD | Monterey | |
Potrero Y Rincon de San Pedro Regalado | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Jose Arana | 91.53 acres (0 km2) | 213 SD | Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz |
San Benito | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Francisco Garcia | 6,671 acres (27 km2) | 68 SD | San Ardo | Monterey |
San Lorenzo | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Francisco Rico | 22,264 acres (90 km2) | 253 SD | Monterey | |
San Lucas | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Rafael Estrada | 8,875 acres (36 km2) | 34 SD | San Lucas | Monterey |
San Joaquín | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | José Andres Sepúlveda | 48,803 acres (197 km2) | 185 SD | Irvine, Newport Beach | Orange |
Niguel | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Juan Avila | 13,316 acres (54 km2) | 130 SD | Laguna Niguel, Laguna Beach | Orange |
Cañada de los Alisos | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | José Serrano | 10,668 acres (43 km2) | 31 SD | Lake Forest (El Toro) | Orange |
San Jacinto Viejo | 1842 | Manuel Jimeno | José Antonio Estudillo | 35,503 acres (144 km2) | 233 SD | San Jacinto, Hemet | Riverside |
San Bernardino | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Antonio Maria Lugo | 37,700 acres (153 km2) | 12 SD | San Bernardino | San Bernardino |
Cienega de los Paicines | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Angel Castro and Jose Rodriguez | 8,918 acres (36 km2) | 220 SD | Paicines | San Benito |
Lomerias Muertas | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | José Castro | 6,660 acres (27 km2) | 105 SD | San Benito | |
Arroyo Grande | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Zefarino Carlón | 4,437 acres (18 km2) | 75 SD | San Luis Obispo | |
Atascadero | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Trifon Garcia | 4,348 acres (18 km2) | 113 SD | Atascadero | San Luis Obispo |
Cañada de los Osos y Pecho y Islay | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Victor Linares | 32,431 acres (131 km2) | 28 SD | Montaña de Oro State Park | San Luis Obispo |
Huerhuero | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Mariano Bonilla | 15,685 acres (63 km2) | 196 SD | Creston | San Luis Obispo |
Huerta de Romualdo | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Romualdo | 117 acres (0 km2) | 261 SD | Cerro Romauldo | San Luis Obispo |
Moro y Cayucos | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Martin Olivera and Vicente Feliz | 8,045 acres (33 km2) | 155 SD | Cayucos | San Luis Obispo |
Potrero de San Luis Obispo | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Maria Concepcion Boronda | 3,506 acres (14 km2) | 304 SD | San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo |
San Geronimo | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Rafael Villavicencio | 8,893 acres (36 km2) | 8 SD | San Luis Obispo | |
San Miguelito | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Miguel Ávila | 14,198 acres (57 km2) | 37 SD, 38 SD, 74 SD | Avila Beach | San Luis Obispo |
San Simeon | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | José Ramón Estrada | 4,469 acres (18 km2) | 320 SD | San Luis Obispo | |
Las Encinitas | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Andrés Ybarra | 4,434 acres (18 km2) | 228 SD | Encinitas | San Diego |
San Bernardo | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Jose Francisco Snook | 17,763 acres (72 km2) | 341 SD | Rancho Bernardo | San Diego |
Agua Hedionda | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Juan María Marrón | 13,311 acres (54 km2) | 238 SD | Carlsbad | San Diego |
Punta del Año Nuevo | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Simeon Castro | 17,753 acres (72 km2) | 199 ND | San Mateo | |
Cañada de los Capitancillos | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Justo Larios | 1,110 acres (4 km2) | 142 ND | San Jose | Santa Clara |
Los Capitancillos | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Justo Larios | 3,360 acres (14 km2) | 132 ND | San Jose | Santa Clara |
Pastoria de las Borregas | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Francisco Estrada | 9,066 acres (37 km2) | 84 ND and 97 ND | Sunnyvale, Mountain View | Santa Clara |
San Vicente | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | José de los Reyes Berreyesa | 4,438 acres (18 km2) | 363 ND | San Jose | Santa Clara |
Las Uvas | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Lorenzo Pineda | 11,080 acres (45 km2) | 174 SD | Morgan Hill | Santa Clara |
Dos Pueblos | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Nicolas A. Den | 15,535 acres (63 km2) | 150 SD | Goleta | Santa Barbara |
Rio de los Putos | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | William Wolfskill | 17,755 acres (72 km2) | 232 ND | Winters | Solano |
Suisun | 1842 | Juan Alvarado | Francisco Solano | 17,755 acres (72 km2) | 2 ND | Fairfield | Solano |
Laguna de Tache | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Joseph Yves Limantour | [note 12] | 311 SD | Hanford | Fresno |
El Tejon | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | José Antonio Aguirre and Ygnacio del Valle | 97,617 acres (395 km2) | 327 SD | Kern | |
Castac | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Jose Maria Covarrubias | 22,178 acres (90 km2) | 349 SD | Lebec, Grapevine | Kern |
Cañada de los Pinos | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Seminary of Santa Inez | 35,499 acres (144 km2) | 388 SD | Santa Ynez, Solvang | Santa Barbara |
La Cañada | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Ygnacio Coronel | 5,745 acres (23 km2) | 163 SD | Eagle Rock, La Cañada Flintridge | Los Angeles |
San Jose de Buenos Ayres | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Maximo Alanis | 4,438 acres (18 km2) | 305 SD | Westwood | Los Angeles |
La Tajauta | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Anastasio Avila | 3,559 acres (14 km2) | 354 SD | Watts, Willowbrook | Los Angeles |
La Cienega o Paso de la Tijera | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Vicente Sanchez | 4,219 acres (17 km2) | 376 SD | Los Angeles | Los Angeles |
Providencia | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Vicente de la Ossa | 4,000 acres (16 km2) | 30 SD | Burbank | Los Angeles |
Cahuenga | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | José Miguel Triunfo | 388 acres (2 km2) | 321 SD | Burbank & Toluca Lake | Los Angeles |
Olompali | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Camilo Ynitia | 8,877 acres (36 km2) | 10 ND | Novato, Petaluma | Marin |
Punta de los Reyes Sobrante | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Antonio Maria Osio | 48,189 acres (195 km2) | 236 ND | Point Reyes | Marin |
Cienega del Gabilan | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Antonio Chaves | 48,781 acres (197 km2) | 314 SD | Monterey | |
La Jota | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | George C. Yount | 4,454 acres (18 km2) | 34 ND | Napa | Napa |
Las Putas | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Jose de Jesus Berreyesa and Sexto Berreyesa | 35,516 acres (144 km2) | 175 ND | Lake Berryessa | Napa |
Mallacomes | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | José de los Santos Berreyesa | 17,742 acres (72 km2) | 150 ND, 161 ND, 375 ND | Calistoga, Knights Valley | Napa |
San Jacinto y San Gorgonio | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | James (Santiago) Johnson | 4,440 acres (18 km2) | 269 SD | Moreno Valley | Riverside |
Cañada de los Coches | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Apolinaria Lorenzana | 28 acres (0 km2) | 266 SD | Lakeside | San Diego |
Rincon del Diablo | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Juan Alvarado | 12,653 acres (51 km2) | 312 SD | Escondido, Rincon Del Diablo | San Diego |
Valle de Pamo | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | José Joaquin Ortega and Edward Stokes | 17,709 acres (72 km2) | 195 SD | Ramona | San Diego |
Pescadero | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Antonio Maria Pico | 35,546 acres (144 km2) | 170 ND | Tracy | San Joaquin |
Huasna | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Isaac J. Sparks | 22,153 acres (90 km2) | 69 SD | Huasna | San Luis Obispo |
Nojoqui | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Raimundo Carrillo | 13,284 acres (54 km2) | 29 SD | Solvang | Santa Barbara |
Cuyama | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | José María Rojo | 22,193 acres (90 km2) | 365 SD | Cuyama | Santa Barbara |
Las Positas y La Calera | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Narciso Fabregat and Thomas M. Robbins | 3,282 acres (13 km2) | 184 SD | Hope Ranch | Santa Barbara |
Santa Rosa Island | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | José Antonio Carrillo and Carlos Antonio Carrillo | 62,696 acres (254 km2) | 56 SD | Santa Rosa Island | Santa Barbara |
San Luis Gonzaga | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Juan Pacheco and Jose Mejia | 48,821 acres (198 km2) | 62 ND | Santa Clara | |
Agua Puerca y las Trancas | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Ramon Rodriguez and Francisco Alviso | 4,421 acres (18 km2) | 250 ND | Swanton | Santa Cruz |
Los Putos | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Juan Vaca and Juan Peña | 44,384 acres (180 km2) | 74 ND | Vacaville | Solano |
Suscol | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo | [note 12] | 318 ND | Petaluma, Vallejo | Sonoma |
Tzabaco | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Jose German Pina | 15,439 acres (62 km2) | 374 ND | Geyserville | Sonoma |
Pescadero | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Valentin Higuera and Rafael Feliz | 35,446 acres (143 km2) | 137 ND | Grayson | Stanislaus |
Del Rio Estanislao | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Francisco Rico and José Castro | 48,887 acres (198 km2) | 413 ND | Knights Ferry | Stanislaus |
Temescal | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Francisco Lopez and Jose Arellanes | 13,339 acres (54 km2) | 153 SD | Piru | Ventura |
Santa Paula y Saticoy | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Manuel Jimeno | 17,773 acres (72 km2) | 328 SD | Santa Paula, Saticoy | Ventura |
Quesesosi | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | William Gordon | 8,894 acres (36 km2) | 26 ND | Woodland | Yolo |
Rio de Jesus Maria | 1843 | Manuel Micheltorena | Thomas Hardy | 26,637 acres (108 km2) | 360 ND | Yolo | Yolo |
Potrero de los Cerritos | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Tomas Pacheco and Agustin Alviso | 10,610 acres (43 km2) | 119 ND | Union City | Alameda |
Arroyo Chico | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | William Dickey | 22,214 acres (90 km2) | 38 ND | Chico | Butte |
Farwell | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Edward Farwell | 22,194 acres (90 km2) | 384 ND | Chico | Butte |
Esquon | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Samuel Neal | 22,194 acres (90 km2) | 179 ND | Esquon | Butte |
Aguas Frias | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Antonio Osio | 26,761 acres (108 km2) | 370 ND | Durham | Butte |
Las Juntas | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | William Welch | 13,293 acres (54 km2) | 87 ND | Martinez, Pacheco, Pleasant Hill | Contra Costa |
Cañada de los Vaqueros | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Francisco Alviso, Antonio Higuera, and Manuel Miranda | 17,760 acres (72 km2) | 386 ND | Contra Costa | |
Jacinto | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Jacinto Rodriguez | 35,488 acres (144 km2) | 56 ND | Jacinto | Glenn |
Larkin’s Children | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Children of Thomas O Larkin | 44,364 acres (180 km2) | 115 ND | Colusa | Glenn |
Lupyomi | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Salvador Vallejo and Juan Antonio Vallejo | [note 12] | 8 ND, 247 ND, 317 ND | Clear Lake | Lake |
Collayomi | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Robert Ridley | 8,242 acres (33 km2) | 14 ND | Middletown | Lake |
La Merced | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Casilda Soto de Lobo | 2,363 acres (10 km2) | 217 SD | Montebello, Monterey Park | Los Angeles |
Aguaje de la Centinela | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Ygnacio Machado | 2,219 acres (9 km2) | 125 SD | Westchester | Los Angeles |
San Geronimo | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Rafael Cacho | 8,701 acres (35 km2) | 283 ND | San Geronimo | Marin |
San Pedro, Santa Margarita y Las Gallinas | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Timothy Murphy | 21,679 acres (88 km2) | 16 ND | San Rafael | Marin |
Soulajule | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | José Ramón Mesa | 10,898 acres (44 km2) | 328 ND, 329 ND, 331 ND, 334 ND, 336 ND, 352 ND | Marin | |
Blucher | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Jean Jacques Vioget | 26,759 acres (108 km2) | 224 ND | Marin | |
Nicasio | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Pablo de la Guerra and John B.R. Cooper | 56,621 acres (229 km2) | 392 ND, 404 ND | Nicasio | Marin |
Las Mariposas | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Juan Alvarado | 44,387 acres (180 km2) | 1 ND | Mariposa | Mariposa |
Sanel | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Fernando Feliz | 17,754 acres (72 km2) | 22 ND | Hopland | Mendocino |
Panoche de San Juan y Los Carrisolitos | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Julian Ursua | 22,175 acres (90 km2) | 181 SD | Merced | |
Bolsa del Potrero y Moro Cojo | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Joaquín de la Torre | 6,916 acres (28 km2) | 7 SD | Castroville | Monterey |
Los Laureles | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | José Agricio | 718-acre (2.91 km2) | 187 ND | Monterey | |
Catacula | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Joseph B. Chiles | 8,546 acres (35 km2) | 72 ND | Napa | Napa |
La Laguna | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Julian Manriquez | 13,339 acres (54 km2) | 161 SD | Lake Elsinore, Wildomar | Riverside |
Pauba | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Vicente Moraga | 26,598 acres (108 km2) | 203 SD | Temecula | Riverside |
Temecula | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Felix Valdez | 26,608 acres (108 km2) | 6 SD, 119 SD | Temecula, Murrieta | Riverside |
Cosumnes | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | W.E.P. Hartnell | 26,605 acres (108 km2) | 362 ND | Sacramento | |
Omochumnes | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Jared Dixon Sheldon | 18,662 acres (76 km2) | 182 ND | Sacramento | |
Del Paso | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Elias Grimes | 44,371 acres (180 km2) | 53 ND | Sacramento | Sacramento |
Rio de los Americanos | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | William Leidesdorff | 35,521 acres (144 km2) | 359 ND | Folsom | Sacramento |
San Juan | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Joel P Dedmond | 19,983 acres (81 km2) | 324 ND | Sacramento | Sacramento |
Real de los Aguilas | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Francisco Arias and Saturnino Carriaga | 31,052 acres (126 km2) | 262 SD | San Benito | |
Muscupiabe | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Michael White | 30,145 acres (122 km2) | 281 SD | Cajon Pass | San Bernardino |
Pauma | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Jose Antonio Serrano | 13,309 acres (54 km2) | 189 SD | San Diego | |
San Jose del Valle | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Juan José Warner | 26,689 acres (108 km2) | 218 SD | Warner Springs | San Diego |
Santa Ysabel | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | José Joaquin Ortega and Edward Stokes | 17,719 acres (72 km2) | 191 SD | Julian | San Diego |
Campo de los Franceses | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | William Gulnac | 48,747 acres (197 km2) | 298 ND | Stockton, French Camp | San Joaquin |
Sanjon de los Moquelumnes | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Anastasio and María Chaboya | 35,508 acres (144 km2) | 93 ND, 406 ND | Galt | San Joaquin |
Cholame | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Mauricio Gonzales | 26,622 acres (108 km2) | 71 SD | San Luis Obispo | |
Santa Ysabel | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Francisco Arce | 17,719 acres (72 km2) | 42 SD | San Luis Obispo | |
Paso de Robles | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Pedro Narváez | 25,993 acres (105 km2) | 351 SD | Paso Robles | San Luis Obispo |
Feliz | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Domingo Feliz | 4,448 acres (18 km2) | 148 ND | Millbrae | San Mateo |
Cañada de Salsipuedes | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Pedro Cordero | 6,656 acres (27 km2) | 2 SD | Santa Barbara | |
Punta de Laguna | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Luis Arelanes and E M Ortega | 26,648 acres (108 km2) | 188 SD | Los Alamos | Santa Barbara |
Lomas de la Purificacion | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Agustin Janssens | 13,341 acres (54 km2) | 115 SD | Santa Barbara | |
Los Coches | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Roberto Sunol | 2,219 acres (9 km2) | 289 ND | San Jose | Santa Clara |
Corte de Madera | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Maximo Martinez | 13,316 acres (54 km2) | 36 ND | Ladera | Santa Clara |
San Juan Bautista | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Jose Narvaez | 8,879 acres (36 km2) | 7 ND | Willow Glen | Santa Clara |
Posolmi | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Lope Yñigo | 1,696 acres (7 km2) | 410 ND | Mountain View, Sunnyvale | Santa Clara |
Potrero de Santa Clara | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | James Alexander Forbes | 1,939 acres (8 km2) | 77 ND | San Jose | Santa Clara |
Tres Ojos de Agua | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Nicolas Dodero | 176 acres (1 km2) | 285 SD | Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz |
Los Corralitos | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Jose Amesti | 15,440 acres (62 km2) | 175 SD, 398 SD, 399 SD | Corralitos | Santa Cruz |
Buena Ventura | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Pierson B. Reading | 26,632 acres (108 km2) | 4 ND | Redding | Shasta |
Los Ulpinos | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | John Bidwell | 17,726 acres (72 km2) | 86 ND | Solano | |
Bodega | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Stephen Smith | 35,487 acres (144 km2) | 35 ND | Bodega Bay | Sonoma |
Cañada de Pogolimi | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | James Dawson | 8,781 acres (36 km2) | 44 ND | Bloomfield | Sonoma |
Caslamayomi | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Eugenio Montenegro | 26,788 acres (108 km2) | 186 ND | Healdsburg | Sonoma |
Cotate | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Juan Casteneda | 17,238 acres (70 km2) | 156 ND | Cotati, Rohnert Park, Penngrove | Sonoma |
Llano de Santa Rosa | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Joaquin Carrillo | 13,360 acres (54 km2) | 58 ND | Santa Rosa | Sonoma |
Sotoyome | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Henry D. Fitch | 48,836 acres (198 km2) | 52 ND | Healdsburg | Sonoma |
Rancho Orestimba y Las Garzas | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Sebastian Nunez | 26,666 acres (108 km2) | 57 ND | Newman | Stanislaus |
Del Puerto | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Mariano and Pedro Hernández | 13,340 acres (54 km2) | 330 ND | Patterson | Stanislaus |
Boga | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Charles W. Flugge | 22,185 acres (90 km2) | 358 ND | Live Oak | Sutter |
Barranca Colorado | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Josiah Belden | 17,707 acres (72 km2) | 185 ND | Red Bluff | Tehama |
Bosquejo | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Peter Lassen | 22,206 acres (90 km2) | 367 ND | Vina | Tehama |
Capay | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Maria Josefa Soto | 44,388 acres (180 km2) | 42 ND, 288 ND | Hamilton City | Tehama |
Las Flores | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | William Chard | 13,316 acres (54 km2) | 150 ND | Gerber-Las Flores | Tehama |
Primer Cañon o Rio de Los Berrendos | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Job Francis Dye | 26,637 acres (108 km2) | 12 ND | Tehama | |
Rio de los Molinos | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Albert Toomes | 22,172 acres (90 km2) | 106 ND | Los Molinos | Tehama |
Saucos | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Robert Thomes | 22,212 acres (90 km2) | 85 ND | Tehama | Tehama |
Nueva Flandria | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | John Schwartz | [note 12] | 273 ND | West Sacramento | Yolo |
Jimeno | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Manuel Jimeno | 48,854 acres (198 km2) | 23 ND | Yolo | |
Johnson | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Pablo Gutierrez | 22,197 acres (90 km2) | 397 ND | Wheatland | Yuba |
Honcut | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Theodor Cordua | 31,080 acres (126 km2) | 51 ND, 301 ND | Honcut | Yuba |
Cañada de los Nogales | 1844 | Manuel Micheltorena | Jose Maria Aguilar | 2,000 acres (8 km2) | 23 SD | Mt. Washington, Highland Park | Los Angeles |
Llano Seco | 1845 | Pio Pico | Sebastian Kayser | 17,767 acres (72 km2) | 398 ND | Rancho Llano Seco | Butte |
Colus | 1845 | Pio Pico | John Bidwell | 8,876 acres (36 km2) | 28 ND | Colusa | Colusa |
Guenoc | 1845 | Pio Pico | George Rock | 21,220 acres (86 km2) | 13 ND | Guenoc | Lake |
Potrero de Felipe Lugo | 1845 | Pio Pico | Teodoro Romero and Jorge Morillo | 2,043 acres (8 km2) | 33 SD | South El Monte | Los Angeles |
Potrero Grande | 1845 | Pio Pico | Manuel Antonio | 4,432 acres (18 km2) | 243 SD | Rosemead | Los Angeles |
Santa Anita | 1845 | Pio Pico | Hugo Reid | 13,319 acres (54 km2) | 86 SD | Arcadia | Los Angeles |
El Escorpión | 1845 | Pio Pico | Odon Eusebia, Urbano, and Manual | 1,110 acres (4 km2) | 129 SD | West Hills | Los Angeles |
Los Encinos | 1845 | Pio Pico | Ramon, Francisco and Roque | 4,461 acres (18 km2) | 392 SD | Encino | Los Angeles |
San Francisquito | 1845 | Pio Pico | Henry Dalton | 8,894 acres (36 km2) | 22 SD | Temple City | Los Angeles |
Laguna de San Antonio | 1845 | Pio Pico | Bartoleme Bojorquez | 24,903 acres (101 km2) | 61 ND | Marin | |
Yokaya | 1845 | Pio Pico | Cayetano Juarez | 35,541 acres (144 km2) | 217 ND | Ukiah | Mendocino |
Pleyto | 1845 | Pio Pico | Jose Antonio Chaves | 13,299 acres (54 km2) | 288 SD | Pleyto | Monterey |
Ex-Mission Soledad | 1845 | Pio Pico | Feliciano Soberanes | 8,900 acres (36 km2) | 348 SD | Monterey | |
Misión Vieja | 1845 | Pio Pico | John (Don Juan) Forster | 46,432 acres (188 km2) | 250 SD | Mission Viejo, San Juan Capistrano | Orange |
Potrero los Pinos | 1845 | Pio Pico | John (Don Juan) Forster | 523 acres (2 km2) | 337 SD | Cleveland National Forest | Orange |
Little Temecula | 1845 | Pio Pico | Pablo Apis | 2,233 acres (9 km2) | 55 SD | Temecula | Riverside |
Potreros de San Juan Capistrano | 1845 | Pio Pico | John (Don Juan) Forster | 1,168 acres (5 km2) | 337 SD | Cleveland National Forest | Riverside |
Buena Vista | 1845 | Pio Pico | Felipe | 2,288 acres (9 km2) | 166 SD | Vista | San Diego |
El Cajon | 1845 | Pio Pico | Maria Estudillo | 48,800 acres (197 km2) | 114 SD | El Cajon | San Diego |
Cuca | 1845 | Pio Pico | Maria Juana de Los Angeles | 2,174 acres (9 km2) | 251 SD | San Diego | |
Cuyamaca | 1845 | Pio Pico | Agustin Olvera | 35,501 acres (144 km2) | 124 SD | San Diego | |
Guajome | 1845 | Pío Pico | Andres and Jose Manuel | 2,219 acres (9 km2) | 145 SD | Vista | San Diego |
Guejito y Cañada de Paloma | 1845 | Pio Pico | Jose Maria Orozco | 13,299 acres (54 km2) | 84 SD | Escondido | San Diego |
de la Nación | 1845 | Pío Pico | John (Don Juan) Forster | 26,632 acres (108 km2) | 246 SD | National City | San Diego |
San Dieguito | 1845 | Pío Pico | Juan María Osuna | 8,824 acres (36 km2) | 92 SD | Rancho Santa Fe | San Diego |
San Miguel | 1845 | Pio Pico | José de Jesús Noé | 4,443 acres (18 km2) | 6 ND | San Francisco | San Francisco |
El Chorro | 1845 | Pio Pico | John Wilson and James Scott | 3,167 acres (13 km2) | 25 SD | San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo |
Asuncion | 1845 | Pio Pico | Pedro Estrada and Francisco Urbano Estrada | 39,225 acres (159 km2) | 76 SD | Atascadero | San Luis Obispo |
Corral de Cuati | 1845 | Pio Pico | Agustin Davila | 13,322 acres (54 km2) | 49 SD | Los Olivos | Santa Barbara |
Ex-Mission la Purisima | 1845 | Pio Pico | Jonathan Temple | 14,750 acres (60 km2) | 389 SD | Los Berros | Santa Barbara |
La Laguna | 1845 | Pio Pico | Octaviano Gutierrez | 48,704 acres (197 km2) | 21 SD | Santa Ynez | Santa Barbara |
Mission Vieja de la Purisma | 1845 | Pio Pico | Joaquín Carrillo and José Antonio Carrillo | 4,414 acres (18 km2) | 61 SD | Lompoc | Santa Barbara |
San Carlos de Jonata | 1845 | Pio Pico | Joaquín Carrillo and Jose Maria Covarrubias | 26,634 acres (108 km2) | 156 SD | Santa Barbara | |
Santa Rita | 1845 | Pio Pico | José Ramón Malo | 13,316 acres (54 km2) | 219 SD | Santa Barbara | |
Sisquoc | 1845 | Pio Pico | María Dominguez de Caballero | 35,486 acres (144 km2) | 310 SD | Santa Barbara | |
Tequepis | 1845 | Pio Pico | Joaquin Villa | 8,919 acres (36 km2) | 64 SD | Santa Barbara | |
Ulistac | 1845 | Pio Pico | Marcelo, Pio and Cristoval | 2,217 acres (9 km2) | 323 ND | Agnew | Santa Clara |
Cañada de Jonive | 1845 | Pio Pico | James Black | 10,786 acres (44 km2) | 48 ND | Freestone | Sonoma |
Muniz | 1845 | Pio Pico | Manuel Torres | 17,761 acres (72 km2) | 95 ND | Fort Ross | Sonoma |
Roblar de la Miseria | 1845 | Pio Pico | Juan Nepomuceno Padilla | 16,887 acres (68 km2) | 30 ND | Roblar, Two Rock | Sonoma |
Fernandez | 1846 | Pio Pico | Dionisio Fernandez | 17,806 acres (72 km2) | 377 ND | Butte | |
Laguna de Tache | 1846 | Pio Pico | Manuel Castro | 48,801 acres (197 km2) | 255 SD, 267 SD | Laton | Fresno |
Los Alamos y Agua Caliente | 1846 | Pio Pico | Lopez, Jordan, Botiller | 26,626 acres (108 km2) | 183 SD | Kern | |
La Liebre | 1846 | Pio Pico | Jose Maria Flores | 48,800 acres (197 km2) | 170 SD | Kern | |
Ex-Mission San Fernando | 1846 | Pio Pico | Eulogio de Celis | 116,858 acres (473 km2) | 343 SD | San Fernando Valley | Los Angeles |
Santa Catalina Island | 1846 | Pío Pico | Thomas M. Robbins | 45,820 acres (185 km2) | 368 SD | Santa Catalina Island | Los Angeles |
Las Baulines | 1846 | Pio Pico | Gregorio Briones | 8,911 acres (36 km2) | 189 ND, 174 SD | Bolinas | Marin |
Bolsa de Tomales | 1846 | Pio Pico | Juan Nepomuceno Padilla | [note 12] | 121 ND | Marin | |
Boca de la Playa | 1846 | Pio Pico | Emigdio Vejar | 6,607 acres (27 km2) | 146 SD | San Clemente, Dana Point | Orange |
Lomas de Santiago | 1846 | Pio Pico | Teodosio Yorba | 47,226 acres (191 km2) | 186 SD | Irvine | Orange |
Trabuco | 1846 | Pio Pico | John (Don Juan) Forster | 22,184 acres (90 km2) | 216 SD | Trabuco Canyon, Coto de Caza | Orange |
Chimiles | 1846 | Pio Pico | Jose Ygnacio Berreyesa | 17,762 acres (72 km2) | 43 ND | Napa | Napa |
San Jacinto Sobrante | 1846 | Pio Pico | Maria Rosario Estudillo | 48,847 acres (198 km2) | 80 SD | Lake Mathews | Riverside |
La Sierra | 1846 | Pio Pico | Vincenta Sepulveda | 17,774 acres (72 km2) | 362 SD | Norco, Riverside | Riverside |
La Sierra | 1846 | Pio Pico | Bernardo Yorba | 17,769 acres (72 km2) | 126 SD | Corona | Riverside |
Santa Rosa | 1846 | Pio Pico | Juan Moreno | 47,815 acres (194 km2) | 148 SD | Temecula, Murrieta | Riverside |
San Jacinto Nuevo y Potrero | 1846 | Pio Pico | Miguel Pedrorena | 48,861 acres (198 km2) | 82 SD | Moreno Valley | Riverside |
San Lorenzo | 1846 | Pio Pico | Rafael Sanchez | 48,286 acres (195 km2) | 277 SD | San Benito | |
Cañada de San Vicente y Mesa del Padre Barona | 1846 | Pio Pico | Juan Bautisa Lopez | 13,316 acres (54 km2) | 162 SD | Ramona | San Diego |
Valle de San Felipe | 1846 | Pio Pico | Felipe Castillo | 9,972 acres (40 km2) | 329 SD | San Diego | |
Monserate | 1846 | Pio Pico | Ysidro Alvarado | 13,322 acres (54 km2) | 224 SD | Fallbrook | San Diego |
Ex-Mission San Diego | 1846 | Pio Pico | Santiago Argüello | 58,875 acres (238 km2) | 347 SD | San Diego | San Diego |
San Diego Island | 1846 | Pío Pico | Pedro C. Carrillo | 4,185 acres (17 km2) | 257 SD | Coronado | San Diego |
San Mateo | 1846 | Pio Pico | Cayetano Arenas | 6,439 acres (26 km2) | 178 ND, 409 ND | Hillsborough | San Mateo |
Cuyama | 1846 | Pio Pico | Cesario Lataillade | 48,827 acres (198 km2) | 104 SD | Cuyama | Santa Barbara |
La Goleta | 1846 | Pio Pico | Daniel A. Hill | 4,426 acres (18 km2) | 252 SD | Goleta | Santa Barbara |
San Marcos | 1846 | Pio Pico | Nicolas A. Den and Richard S. Den | 35,573 acres (144 km2) | 364 SD | Santa Barbara | |
Los Huecos | 1846 | Pio Pico | Luis Arenas and John A. Rowland | 39,951 acres (162 km2) | 221 ND | Santa Clara | |
Cañada del Rincon en el Rio San Lorenzo | 1846 | Pío Pico | Pedro Sainsevain | 5,827 acres (24 km2) | 90 ND, 391 SD | Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park | Santa Cruz |
San Vicente | 1846 | Pío Pico | Blas A. Escamilla | 10,803 acres (44 km2) | 280 SD, 332 ND | Davenport | Santa Cruz |
Rincon de Musalacon | 1846 | Pio Pico | Francisco Berryessa | 8,867 acres (36 km2) | 222 ND | Cloverdale | Sonoma |
German | 1846 | Pio Pico | Ernest Rufus | 17,580 acres (71 km2) | 15 ND | Gualala | Sonoma |
Thompson | 1846 | Pio Pico | Alpheus Basil Thompson | 35,533 acres (144 km2) | 351 ND | Oakdale | Stanislaus |
Ex-Mission San Buenaventura | 1846 | Pio Pico | José de Arnaz | 48,823 acres (198 km2) | 318 SD | Ventura | Ventura |
Cañada de San Miguelito | 1846 | Pio Pico | Ramon Rodriguez | 8,877 acres (36 km2) | 57 SD | Ventura | Ventura |
Cañada de Capay | 1846 | Pio Pico | Francisco Berryessa | 40,079 acres (162 km2) | 382 ND | Madison, Capay | Yolo |
Ex-Mission San José | 1846 | Pio Pico | Andrés Pico and Juan B. Alvarado [26] | 30,000 acres (121 km2) [note 12] | 407 ND | Fremont | Alameda |
Notes
- ↑ Grant name.
- ↑ Date of original grant. (default sort)
- ↑ Original grantor.
- ↑ Original grantee.
- ↑ Patented area.
- ↑ US District Court (Southern District SD or Northern District ND) case number.
- ↑ Representative present day cities.
- ↑ Present day county, in California or Municipality in Baja California.
- ↑ Partitioned in 1833.
- ↑ Partitioned in 1833.
- ↑ Granted on February 14, 1827, located in Alta California, south of the borders established in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, that then became part of Baja California. It was south of the Rancho Tía Juana on the lands near the Misión El Descanso.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 Claim rejected.
- ↑ Granted, March 24, 1829, located primarily in the part of Alta California, south of the borders established in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, that then became part of Baja California. The segment of its lands in the United States were never presented in a case before the land commission or in U. S. courts.
- ↑ Granted in late 1829 or early 1830, located in the part of Alta California, south of the borders established in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, that then became part of Baja California. Formal grant to the rancho was recorded in July 12, 1834. It was abandoned in 1837 after Kumeyaay raiders plundered it and burned the ranch house. Its title was never presented in a case before the land commission or in U. S. courts.
References
- ↑ Shumway, Burgess M.,1988, California Ranchos: Patented Private Land Grants Listed by County,The Borgo Press, San Bernardino, CA, ISBN 0-89370-935-2
- ↑ Willoughby Rodman, History of the Bench and Bar of Southern California (1909), p. 46.
- ↑ United States. District Court (California : Northern District). 442 case portfolios
- ↑ United States. District Court (California : Southern District). 397 case portfolios
- ↑ Ogden Hoffman, 1862, Reports of Land Cases Determined in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
- ↑ Ranchos of California: Extracts from Grants of land in California made by Spanish or Mexican authorities, by Cris Perez
- ↑ Report of the Surveyor General 1844 -1886
- ↑ Rosemary Masterson, The Machado-Silvas Family, The Journal of San Diego History, SAN DIEGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY, Winter 1969, Volume 15, Number 1, Rita Larkin, Editor.
- ↑ Playas de Rosarito Capítulo XXIV, p.377
- ↑ William Ellsworth Smythe, San Diego and Imperial counties, California: a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement, Volume 1, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, 1913, p.112
- ↑ Date of establishment unknown. It was first mentioned in a report in 1828, as an already operating rancho with cattle horses mules and grain fields.
- ↑ First known mention of this rancho is in an 1828 report on the few existing ranchos around San Diego Presidio a the time. It may have been an establishment for the presidio like the Rancho de la Nación. It was under an administrator Santiago E. Arquello in 1836-37, indicating it was not in private hands at the time, perhaps abandoned like other ranchos in the vicinity due to the raids caused by the Kumeyaay revolt.Herbert Howe Bankroft, The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft; Volume 20: History of California, Volume 3 1825-1840, History Company, San Francisco, 1886, p.612, note;
- ↑ William Ellsworth Smythe, San Diego and Imperial counties, California: a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement, Volume 1, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, 1913, p.403
- ↑ Owned by Santiago Argüello by 1856. Sometime between 1837 and 1856 Santiago Argüello had acquired the rancho. On January 2, 1856, Santiago Argüello signed a sworn statement about the legal validity of the Mexican title of the San Pascual Rancheria. At the end of the document he signed it with a statement that indicated that he was the owner and resided at the rancho San Antonio Abad: "Given in my rancho of San Antonio Abad a Ti Juan. S. Arguello" Congressional Edition, Volume 906, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1857, Indian Affairs on the Pacific, p.117; Jan. 2, 1856, translation of a sworn statement of Santiago Arguello, witnessed by Captain, H. S. Burton
- ↑ Located in Alta California, south of the borders established in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, that then became part of Baja California. It was west of the Rancho Tía Juana and north of Rancho El Rosario and south of Rancho Melijo.
- ↑ Never subject to Land Commission ruling. Bankroft, p.612, note
- ↑ Antonio Padilla Corona, THE RANCHO TÍA JUANA (TIJUANA) GRANT, THE JOURNAL OF SAN DIEGO HISTORY, SAN DIEGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY, Winter/Spring 2004, Volume 50, Numbers 1 & 2, Iris H. W. Engstrand & Molly McClain, Editors
- ↑ Lynne Newell Christenson, Ellen L. Sweet, Ranchos of San Diego County, Arcadia Publishing, 2008 p.115
- ↑ Claim rejected by L. C. and Federal Southern District Court. See: Microfilm Reel 91SD, BANC MSS Land Case Files 91 SD, Finding Aid to the Documents Pertaining to the Adjudication of Private Land Claims in California, circa 1852-1904, Bankroft Library, U. C. Berkley
- ↑ Certification of ownership was given to Apolinaria Lorenzana, by the Mission San Diego. [http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/84spring/jamacha.htm Stephen Van Wormer, "Legal Hocus-Pocus" The Subdivision of Jamacha Rancho, The Journal of San Diego History, SAN DIEGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY QUARTERLY, Spring 1984, Volume 30, Number 2, Thomas L. Scharf, Managing Editor, note 21. Lorenzana, Memoirs, pp. 12-13.
- ↑ Land purchased from Lorenzana and Land grant solicited by Juan Bautisa Lopez in 1836, Bancroft, History of California, Vol. III, p. 612. n.7.] Grant given to Lopez in 1839. Area Specific Management Directives for San Vicente Open Space Preserve, San Diego County, June 21, 2007, p.12]
- ↑ Rancho Secuan probably was of the same dimensions of 2 square leagues as Rancho Jamacha to maximize the amount of Mission grazing land protected from the secularization law.
- ↑ Grant abandoned by Lopez in 1840, for reasons unknown. Neither he nor Lorenzana applied to the U.S. Land Commission for confirmation of the grant and it became public domain. Bancroft, History of California, Vol. III, p. 612. n.7]
- ↑ acreage unknown
- ↑ Refused by grantee by lack of occupancy or improvement
- ↑ Woodruff Minor, Historical and Architectural Assessment, Trombras-Abreu Property, 43569–43575 Ellsworth Street, Fremont California, Community Development Department, City of Fremont, June 2006, pp.8–9. Claimants were Andrés Pico and Elias L. Beard, and John M. Horner who had bought out Alvarado's share. Claim found to be invalid by the courts in 1859. 180 land titles on the Mission lands were settled by the 1865 Act of Congress, "An Act for the Relief of the Occupants of the Lands of the Ex Mission of San Jose in the State of California". The land was surveyed and partitioned into parcels. Claimants could then buy their land back at the rate of $1.25 per acre.