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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 .
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 ...
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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.
Rancho San José de Buenos Ayres; Rancho San Pascual; Rancho San Pedro; Rancho San Rafael; Rancho San Vicente y Santa Mónica; Rancho Santa Anita; Santa Catalina Island (California) Rancho Santa Gertrudes; Rancho Sausal Redondo; Rancho Simi
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 ...
The original plat map trumpeted: “Rancho Mirage: A community of atmosphere and charm.”
Rancho Santa Gertrudes was owned by Lemuel Carpenter until 1859. [19] In 1859 the rancho was sold at sheriff's auction to John G. Downey and James P. McFarland. "Samuel", actually "Lemuel" but misspelled by the recorder, Carpenter was recorded as the legal possessor as late as 1862. [22]