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Soquel (/ s oʊ ˈ k ɛ l /; Ohlone: Sokel) [3] is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, located on the northern coast of Monterey Bay. The population was 9,980 at the 2020 census .
Rancho Soquel was a 1,668-acre (6.75 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Santa Cruz County, California given in 1833 by Governor José Figueroa to María Martina Castro y Amador. [1] In 1844, Martina Castro was granted by Governor José Figueroa a further 32,702-acre (132.34 km 2 ) grant known as the Soquel Augmentation .
[5] Crespi diary translator Herbert Bolton speculated that the location was Soquel Creek, but it could have been Aptos Creek. In 1833 the government of Mexico granted Rafael Castro the 6,656-acre (26.94 km 2) Rancho Aptos. Initially Castro raised cattle for their hides, but after California became a state in 1850, Castro leased his land to ...
The area abuts the Rancho Soquel Augmentación and Rancho Las Uvas lands granted in the mid-19th century. [2] In the early 20th century, a few (unsuccessful) attempts were made to establish summer resorts in the area. [3] However, a small population began staying year-round and has since grown into the present-day community.
Rancho Aptos was a 6,686-acre (27.06 km 2) Mexican land grant in present day Santa Cruz County, California given in 1833 by Governor José Figueroa to Rafael Castro. [1] The grant on the Monterey Bay was immediately downcoast of his sister, Martina Castro's Rancho Soquel , and upcoast of his father, José Joaquín Castro's Rancho San Andrés .
English: Plat of the Shoquel Rancho finally confirmed to Martina Castro. Surveyed under instructions from the U.S. Surveyor General by J. Wallace Dep. Survr. February & December 1858 containing 1,668.03 Acres. Scale 20 chs to 1 inch.
Rancho Arroyo del Rodeo was a 1,473-acre (5.96 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Santa Cruz County, California, USA, given in 1834 by Governor José Figueroa to Francisco Rodríguez. [1] The grant extended from the Pacific Ocean between Rodeo Creek Gulch on the west and Soquel Creek on the east, encompassing portions of several present ...
State Route 71 (SR 71) is a 15-mile (24 km) state highway in the U.S. state of California.Serving Riverside, San Bernardino, and Los Angeles counties, it runs from SR 91 in Corona to the Kellogg Interchange with I-10 and SR 57 on the border of Pomona and San Dimas.