Alta California · Micheltorena (1842–1845)
Rancho Valle De Paro Or Santa Maria (1843)
Granted 1843 by Gov. Micheltorena to J. J. Ortega and Eduardo Stokes. 17,708 acres. U.S. land case SD 195: Confirmed.
- Granted
- 1843 by Governor Micheltorena
- Grantee
- J. J. Ortega and Eduardo Stokes
- Size
- 17,708 acres, 4 square leagues
- Period
- Micheltorena (1842–1845)
- U.S. land case
- SD 195, Board of Land Commissioners, 1852
- Adjudication
- Confirmed
- U.S. patent
- issued to Jose Joaquin Ortega et al, July 30, 1872, 17,708.85 acres, General Land Office patent no. 514
Open Valle De Paro Or Santa Maria on the interactive boundary map, where the grant is drawn against its neighbours.
Family
The grantee belongs to the Ortega family, one of the landholding dynasties of Mexican California.
Sources
- Boundary & land-case data: ECAI/UCSD Spanish & Mexican Land Grants (via the California Land Grants ArcGIS project)
- Land case file SD 195, Bancroft Library (digicoll)
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