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  2. Rancho Santa Gertrudes - Wikipedia

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    Rancho Santa Gertrudes was a 21,298-acre (86.19 km 2) 1834 Mexican land grant, in present-day Los Angeles County, California, resulting from a partition of Rancho Los Nietos. A former site of Nacaugna , the rancho lands included the present-day cities of Downey , Santa Fe Springs and the northern part of Norwalk .

  3. Ranchos of Orange County - Wikipedia

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    Further back in history, California lands were organized into Spanish land grants or "Ranchos". In the case of Orange County, there is record of José Antonio Yorba and Juan Pablo Peralta (nephew) being granted Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana in 1810, year of the commencement of the war of Mexican Independence .

  4. Santa Gertrudis cattle - Wikipedia

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    The Santa Gertrudis was developed on the King Ranch in southern Texas. The name derives from the Spanish-owned estate of Los Cerros de Santa Gertrudis, where in 1851 the King Ranch was established. [3]: 290 The ranch was initially stocked with Texas Longhorn cattle.

  5. Ranchos of Los Angeles County - Wikipedia

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    Rancho Santa Anita: 1841 Hugo Reid: Mexico 03 (3 Spanish leagues) Henry Dalton 13,319.06 acres (5,390.03 ha) August 9, 1866: 454 Named for figure of religious significance; Ann, a Roman Catholic saint, diminutive form [24] Los Angeles Case no. 86, Southern District of California: Rancho Santa Gertrudes: 1833 Josefa Cota de Nieto: Mexico 05 (5 ...

  6. List of ranchos of California - Wikipedia

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    Santa Clara: Potrero de Santa Clara: 1844 Manuel Micheltorena: James Alexander Forbes: 1,939 acres (785 ha) 77 ND San Jose: Santa Clara: Tres Ojos de Agua: 1844 Manuel Micheltorena: Nicolas Dodero 176 acres (71 ha) 285 SD Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz: Los Corralitos: 1844 Manuel Micheltorena: Jose Amesti 15,440 acres (6,248 ha) 175 SD, 398 SD, 399 SD ...

  7. History: Intrepid Mac and Ruth Blankenhorn invented Rancho Mirage

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    The original plat map trumpeted: “Rancho Mirage: A community of atmosphere and charm.”

  8. Mora Land Grant - Wikipedia

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    The Mora Land Grant was a 827,621 acres (3,349.26 km 2) (1,293 square miles) [1] Mexican land grant mostly in Mora County, New Mexico.The grant land extended from the Great Plains west of the town of Wagon Mound for about 40 miles (64 km) west to the crest of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains with elevations ranging from about 6,500 ft (2,000 m) on the eastern border to 12,835 ft (3,912 m) at ...

  9. Rancho Palos Verdes faces 'unprecedented new scenario ... - AOL

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    New drilling in Rancho Palos Verdes has revealed that devastating land movement has been caused, at least partially, by a deeper slip plane — meaning a larger area could be affected.