Ranchos de Alta California

Santa Clara County · Micheltorena (1842–1845)

Rancho El Potrero De Santa Clara (1844)

Granted 1844 by Gov. Micheltorena to James Alexander Forbes. Present-day Santa Clara County. 1,939 acres. U.S. land case ND 077: Confirmed.

Granted
1844 by Governor Micheltorena
Grantee
James Alexander Forbes
Size
1,939 acres, 1 square leagues
County
Santa Clara County, California
Period
Micheltorena (1842–1845)
U.S. land case
ND 077, Board of Land Commissioners, 1852
Adjudication
Confirmed
U.S. patent
issued to Robert F. Stockton, Dec. 30, 1861, 1,939.03 acres

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