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Los Angeles Rancho La Merced 1844 Casilda Soto Mexico 01 (1 Spanish league) Francis Pliny F. Temple, et al. 2,363.75 acres (956.58 ha) February 13, 1872: 443 Spanish; la merced is literally a mercy but is also used to describe income earned by labor Los Angeles Case no. 217, Southern District of California: Rancho Los Nietos: 1784 Manuel Nieto ...
A decision in favor of the mission was reached and Rancho Los Nietos was reduced to nearly half of its original size, but still leaving Corporal Nieto with 167,000 acres (680 km 2). At first it was called La Zanja, but later it was known simply as Rancho Los Nietos.
West Whittier-Los Nietos (pronunciation ⓘ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Los Angeles County, California, near the San Gabriel River and the San Gabriel River (I-605) Freeway. The population was 25,540 at the 2010 census, up from 25,129 at the 2000 census.
The district encompasses the Gateway Cities region of southeastern Los Angeles County, including Downey, Norwalk, Bellflower, La Mirada, Santa Fe Springs, Los Nietos, Montebello, Pico Rivera, Whittier, Hacienda Heights, La Puente, Valinda, Avocado Heights, Industry, Rowland Heights, Walnut, and Diamond Bar, along with Brea in northeastern ...
Rancho Los Coyotes was a 48,806-acre (197.51 km 2) 1834 Mexican land grant resulting from the partition of the Rancho Los Nietos grant, in present-day southeastern Los Angeles County and northwestern Orange County, California. The rancho lands include the present-day cities of Cerritos, La Mirada, Artesia, Stanton, and Buena Park. [1] [2]
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 .
[citation needed] A small community called Los Nietos gradually built up around the Nietos adobe home, which was near the Indian village of Sejat on the San Jose Creek. Today, the area of West Whittier-Los Nietos, California is located near the original rancho home site. [2] Upon Manuel's death, his rancho was inherited by his widow and four ...
Initially property of the San Gabriel Mission, the Rancho Paso de Bartolo land became a part of the original 300,000-acre (1,200 km 2) Rancho Los Nietos grant. After an appeal by the mission padres, Rancho Los Nietos was later reduced to 167,000-acre (680 km 2), and Rancho Paso de Bartolo was once again a possession of the mission.