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Rancho El Cajón was a 48,800-acre (197 km 2) Mexican land grant in present day San Diego County, California, given in 1845 by Governor Pio Pico to María Antonia Estudillo de Pedrorena. [1] The name means "the drawer" in Spanish, and refers to the valley between hills.
Rancho Los Tularcitos was a 4,394-acre (17.78 km 2) Spanish land concession in present day Santa Clara County, California given in 1821 to José Loreto Higuera by the last Spanish governor of Alta California, Pablo Vicente de Solá. The land grant was confirmed by Mexican Governor Juan Alvarado in 1839. [1]
San Diego: El Cajon: 1845 Pio Pico: Maria Estudillo 48,800 acres (19,749 ha) 114 SD El Cajon: San Diego: Cuca: 1845 Pio Pico: Maria Juana de Los Angeles 2,174 acres (880 ha) 251 SD San Diego: Cuyamaca: 1845 Pio Pico: Agustin Olvera: 35,501 acres (14,367 ha) 124 SD San Diego: Guajome: 1845 Pío Pico: Andres and Jose Manuel 2,219 acres (898 ha ...
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.
It was first imported to a frog farm in San Diego County in 1932, and proved so successful as feed and food that descendants were sold around the state. [300] They escaped and now are a widespread nuisance. [300] Lymantria dispar (spongy moth, gypsy moth) is an established pest here. [301]
The first colony was in the San Diego area. After public meetings, the Little Landers Corporation was incorporated on August 1, 1908. The resulting colony was located on the former Belcher Ranch. [4] It was named San Ysidro, probably after the patron saint of farmers, Isidore the Laborer, [5] and was formally inaugurated on January 11, 1909. It ...
Pages in category "Ranchos of San Diego County, California" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Rancho de la Nación was a 26,632-acre (107.78 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day southern San Diego County, California given in 1845 by Governor Pío Pico to John (Don Juan) Forster. [1] The grant encompassed present-day National City , Chula Vista , Bonita , Sunnyside and the western Sweetwater Valley .