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Rancho Corral de Cuati (also known as Rancho Corral de Quati) was a 13,322-acre (53.91 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Santa Barbara County, California given in 1845 by Governor Pío Pico to Agustín Dávila. [1] The grant was located along Alamo Pintado Creek, north of present-day Los Olivos. The grant is surrounded by Rancho La Laguna ...
Despite a busy schedule throughout his career, Ray made time for his interest in horses. Ray and his wife Frances owned Rancho Corral de Quati, a 300-acre (1.2 km²) ranch in Los Olivos, California and were breeders of Thoroughbred racehorses. [7] A passionate horse lover, Stark was twice named California Thoroughbred Breeder of the Year.
None of the rancho grants near the former border, however, were made after 1836, so none of them straddled the pre-1836 territorial border. The result of the shifting borders is that some of the ranchos in this list, created by pre-1836 governors, are located partially or entirely in a 30-mile-wide sliver of the former Alta California that is ...
Rancho La Zaca was a 4,458-acre (18.04 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day central Santa Barbara County, California given in 1838 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to an indigenous man named Antonio. [1] The grant was located along Zaca Creek, north of Rancho Corral de Cuati and surrounded by Rancho La Laguna, east of the Santa Ynez Valley. [2 ...
Rancho Cañada del Corral; Rancho Casmalia; Rancho Corral de Cuati; Rancho Cuyama (Lataillade) Rancho Cuyama (Rojo) D. Rancho Dos Pueblos; E. Rancho El Rincon (Arellanes)
Rancho Corral de Tierra (Guerrero y Palomares) was a 7,766-acre (31.43 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day coastal western San Mateo County, northern California. The larger northern part of Rancho Corral de Tierra was given in 1839 by Governor Pro-Tem Manuel Jimeno to Francisco Guerrero y Palomares . [ 1 ]
In the 19th century, the land where Pillar Point Air Force Station now resides was part of Rancho Corral de Tierra. It was given to Francisco Guerrero y Palomares by Mexico before California became a US state in 1850. The area was used for farming and grassland pasture until World War II.
Rancho Corral de Tierra was a 4,435-acre (17.95 km 2) Mexican land grant in present day Monterey County, California given in 1836 by Governor Nicolás Gutiérrez to Francisco Figueroa for his daughter, Guadalupe Figueroa. [1] The name means "earthen corral" in Spanish.