Ranchos de Alta California

Cattle brands

The 38 surviving cattle brands of the California ranchos and missions, traced from the county brand registers and the mission brand chart.

Cattle brand, Ysidro Reyes
Ysidro Reyes
Rancho Boca de Santa Monica, 1859
Packman 1945 / L.A. County registers
Cattle brand, José Antonio de Rocha
José Antonio de Rocha
Rancho La Brea, 1828
Packman 1945 / L.A. County registers
Cattle brand, Vicente de la Osa
Vicente de la Osa
Rancho Los Encinos, 1834
Packman 1945 / L.A. County registers
Cattle brand, Santiago Feliz
Santiago Feliz
Rancho Los Feliz, 1837
Packman 1945 / L.A. County registers
Cattle brand, Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas
Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas
Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas, 1853
Packman 1945 / L.A. County registers
Cattle brand, Antonio María Lugo
Antonio María Lugo
Rancho San Antonio, 1810
Packman 1945 / L.A. County registers
Cattle brand, Rancho San Francisco
Rancho San Francisco
Rancho San Francisco, 1847
Packman 1945 / L.A. County registers
Cattle brand, Ygnacio Palomares
Ygnacio Palomares
Rancho San José, 1837
Packman 1945 / L.A. County registers
Cattle brand, Rancho San José de Buenos Ayres
Rancho San José de Buenos Ayres
Rancho San José de Buenos Ayres, 1822
Packman 1945 / L.A. County registers
Cattle brand, Rancho San Pasqual
Rancho San Pasqual
Rancho San Pasqual, 1838
Packman 1945 / L.A. County registers
Cattle brand, Domínguez family
Domínguez family
Rancho San Pedro, 1854
Packman 1945 / L.A. County registers
Cattle brand, José María Verdugo
José María Verdugo
Rancho San Rafael, 1833
Packman 1945 / L.A. County registers
Cattle brand, Hugo & Victoria Reid
Hugo & Victoria Reid
Rancho Santa Anita, 1835
Packman 1945 / L.A. County registers
Cattle brand, Rancho Santa Gertrudes
Rancho Santa Gertrudes
Rancho Santa Gertrudes, 1839
Packman 1945 / L.A. County registers
Cattle brand, Felipe Lugo
Felipe Lugo
1846
Packman 1945 / L.A. County registers
Cattle brand, Benjamin D. Wilson
Benjamin D. Wilson
1852
Packman 1945 / L.A. County registers
Cattle brand, Domingo Amestoy
Domingo Amestoy
1861
Packman 1945 / L.A. County registers
Cattle brand, Mission San Diego de Alcalá
Mission San Diego de Alcalá
Mission San Diego de Alcalá, 1769
Douglas 'Mission Cattle Brands' chart
Cattle brand, Mission San Luis Rey de Francia
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, 1798
Douglas 'Mission Cattle Brands' chart
Cattle brand, Mission San Juan Capistrano
Mission San Juan Capistrano
Mission San Juan Capistrano, 1776
Douglas 'Mission Cattle Brands' chart
Cattle brand, Mission San Gabriel Arcángel
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, 1771
Douglas 'Mission Cattle Brands' chart
Cattle brand, Mission San Fernando Rey de España
Mission San Fernando Rey de España
Mission San Fernando Rey de España, 1797
Douglas 'Mission Cattle Brands' chart
Cattle brand, Mission San Buenaventura
Mission San Buenaventura
Mission San Buenaventura, 1782
Douglas 'Mission Cattle Brands' chart
Cattle brand, Mission Santa Bárbara
Mission Santa Bárbara
Mission Santa Bárbara, 1786
Douglas 'Mission Cattle Brands' chart
Cattle brand, Mission Santa Inés
Mission Santa Inés
Mission Santa Inés, 1804
Douglas 'Mission Cattle Brands' chart
Cattle brand, Mission La Purísima Concepción
Mission La Purísima Concepción
Mission La Purísima Concepción, 1787
Douglas 'Mission Cattle Brands' chart
Cattle brand, Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, 1772
Douglas 'Mission Cattle Brands' chart
Cattle brand, Mission San Miguel Arcángel
Mission San Miguel Arcángel
Mission San Miguel Arcángel, 1797
Douglas 'Mission Cattle Brands' chart
Cattle brand, Mission San Antonio de Padua
Mission San Antonio de Padua
Mission San Antonio de Padua, 1771
Douglas 'Mission Cattle Brands' chart
Cattle brand, Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, 1791
Douglas 'Mission Cattle Brands' chart
Cattle brand, Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Carmelo
Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Carmelo
Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Carmelo, 1771
Douglas 'Mission Cattle Brands' chart
Cattle brand, Mission San Juan Bautista
Mission San Juan Bautista
Mission San Juan Bautista, 1797
Douglas 'Mission Cattle Brands' chart
Cattle brand, Mission Santa Cruz
Mission Santa Cruz
Mission Santa Cruz, 1791
Douglas 'Mission Cattle Brands' chart
Cattle brand, Mission Santa Clara de Asís
Mission Santa Clara de Asís
Mission Santa Clara de Asís, 1777
Douglas 'Mission Cattle Brands' chart
Cattle brand, Mission San José
Mission San José
Mission San José, 1797
Douglas 'Mission Cattle Brands' chart
Cattle brand, Mission San Francisco de Asís (Dolores)
Mission San Francisco de Asís (Dolores)
Mission San Francisco de Asís (Dolores), 1776
Douglas 'Mission Cattle Brands' chart
Cattle brand, Mission San Rafael Arcángel
Mission San Rafael Arcángel
Mission San Rafael Arcángel, 1817
Douglas 'Mission Cattle Brands' chart
Cattle brand, Mission San Francisco Solano
Mission San Francisco Solano
Mission San Francisco Solano, 1824
Douglas 'Mission Cattle Brands' chart

Source

Rancho brands: Ana Bégué de Packman, "California's Cattle Brands and Earmarks," HSSC Quarterly 27:4 (1945), and the Los Angeles County Recorder registers, via Wikimedia Commons (public domain). Mission brands: the "Mission Cattle Brands" chart drawn by Richard E. Douglas.