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Spanish Ranch is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California. [1] It lies at an elevation of 3668 feet (1118 m). [1] Spanish Ranch is located 1.25 miles (2.0 km)north- northeast of Meadow Valley. [2] The place was established by two Mexicans in 1850, and it developed into a distribution center for the numerous mining camps nearby. [2]
Spanish Ranch may refer to: Spanish Ranch, California; Spanish Ranch Creek This page was last edited on 30 December 2019, at 04:37 (UTC). Text is available under ...
These California land grants were made by Spanish (1784–1821) and Mexican (1822–1846) authorities of Las Californias and Alta California to private individuals before California became part of the United States of America. [1] Under Spain, no private land ownership was allowed, so the grants were more akin to free leases.
A ranch (from Spanish: rancho/Mexican Spanish) is an area of land, including various structures, given primarily to ranching, the practice of raising grazing livestock such as cattle and sheep. It is a subtype of farm .
Pedro de Altube Idigoras (April 27, 1827 – August 8, 1905) was a Basque-born American rancher who established, along with his brother Bernardo, the renowned Spanish Ranch in northwestern Nevada.
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Pacheco Adobe, built 1835 by Salvio Pacheco on Rancho Monte del Diablo The Guajome Adobe, built 1852–53 as the seat of Rancho Guajome. In Alta California (now known as California) and Baja California, ranchos were concessions and land grants made by the Spanish and Mexican governments from 1775 [1] to 1846.
Spanish Ranch Creek is a small river in San Mateo County, California. [1] It flows about 1 mile (2 km) west from its source to its confluence with Weeks Creek , which in turn joins La Honda Creek in the La Honda Creek Regional Open Space , about 2 miles north of the town of La Honda .