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In 1835, Juan de Diós Maese and 28 other men petitioned the government of New Mexico for a land grant in the same area as Las Vegas Grandes, apparently unoccupied by the Baca family heirs. The grant, called the Town of Las Vegas Land Grant, was approved and the town of Las Vegas was established. The land in the grant was later measured to be ...
The principal objectives of the land grants were to encourage the foundation of new communities and to expand the settled area on the frontiers of New Mexico for defense from Indian raids. After its conquest of New Mexico in 1846, the United States adjudicated the grants and confirmed 157 as valid.
Because the Southwest United States is so dry and hot and the soil is inadequate compared to places like the Great Plains in the Midwest, much of the Southwest is used for grazing livestock. In fact, almost 60 percent of the land in Nevada is used for livestock grazing, and at least 35 percent in New Mexico and Arizona.
A $300 million state appropriation for land conservation across New Mexico was included in the House’s budget bill passed by the chamber and being considered by the Senate in the final days of ...
The San Miguel del Vado Land Grant (also known as the San Miguel del Bado Land Grant) is one of the Spanish land grants in New Mexico.On November 24, 1794, 53 men submitted a petition for land and were granted temporary possession on November 24, 1794, pending satisfaction of prescribed criteria.
The BLM initially proposed to lease 18 parcels in New Mexico but removed seven after further analysis, cutting the sale by 3,152 acres. Oil and gas land auction cut by more than 3,000 acres in New ...
The Taylor Grazing Act was enacted to regulate grazing on public lands to improve rangeland conditions and stabilize the livestock industry. Under Section 15 of the Act, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to lease vacant, unappropriated, and unreserved public domain lands situated outside established grazing districts for grazing purposes.
It is located in two non-adjacent units of northeastern New Mexico. The western unit is located in northwestern Harding, eastern Mora, and southeastern Colfax counties. The smaller eastern unit is located in eastern Union County, on the border with Oklahoma and Texas. The grassland has a total area of 137,131 acres (55,495 ha). [2]