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The San Miguel del Vado Land Grant (also known as the San Miguel del Bado Land Grant) is one of the Spanish land grants in New Mexico.On November 24, 1794, 53 men submitted a petition for land and were granted temporary possession on November 24, 1794, pending satisfaction of prescribed criteria.
In 1822 the government of New Mexico created the Anton Chico Land Grant, 378,537 acres (153,188 ha) in size. [8] Salvador Tapia and 36 others petitioned the government for the grant. In exchange they promised to take up residence in the grant area, to hold the land in common for themselves and future settlers, and to obtain firearms and bows ...
Rancho del Arroyo Chico was a 22,214-acre (89.90 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Butte County, California, which ultimately laid the foundation for the city of Chico. The name Arroyo Chico means 'little stream' and refers to Big Chico Creek .
Colonias, New Mexico is a community, and somewhat of a ghost town, in Guadalupe County, New Mexico.It is located within the Anton Chico Land Grant, on New Mexico State Road 379 about 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Santa Rosa, New Mexico. [1]
Rancho Farwell was a 22,194-acre (89.82 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Butte County, California given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Edward A. Farwell. [1] The grant was located east of the Sacramento River along the south bank of Chico Creek and encompassed part of present-day Chico .
Bidwell obtained the four square-league Rancho Los Ulpinos land grant after being naturalized as a Mexican citizen in 1844, and the two square-league Rancho Colus grant on the Sacramento River in 1845. He later sold the latter grant and bought Rancho Arroyo Chico on Chico Creek to establish a ranch and farm. Fort Bidwell in 1877
Rancho Bolsa del Pajaro was a 5,496-acre (22.24 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Santa Cruz County, California given in 1837 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to Sebastian Rodríguez. [1] The name means "pocket of the Pajaro". Pocket usually refers to land surrounded by slough - in this case the Watsonville Slough.
Rancho Monserate was a 13,323-acre (53.92 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day San Diego County, California, given in 1846 by Governor Pío Pico to Ysidro María Alvarado. [1] The grant extended south and east of the present day Fallbrook down to the San Luis Rey River. The grant was bounded on the west by Pico's Rancho Santa Margarita y Las ...