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* Hoover, Mildred Brooke, Douglas E. Kyle, and Hero Rensch. 2002. ''Historic spots in California'', Fifth edition, Stanford University Press. ISBN 0804744823. |
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* Miller, George. 2000. ''Additional Views, 106th Congress Report: House of Representatives'', 2d Session, 106-677, ''Graton Rancheria Restoration Ac''t [http://bulk.resource.org/gpo.gov/reports/106/hr677.106.pdf] |
* Miller, George. 2000. ''Additional Views, 106th Congress Report: House of Representatives'', 2d Session, 106-677, ''Graton Rancheria Restoration Ac''t [http://bulk.resource.org/gpo.gov/reports/106/hr677.106.pdf] |
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* Papina, Anne M. 2008. ''Nicasio'' (Arcadia Publishing, 2008).[http://books.google.com/books?id=9byJZWBhpE4C&pg=PA7] |
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Revision as of 05:57, 18 July 2009
Rancho Nicasio was a Mexican land grant of 56,807 acres (230 km2) granted to the Coast Miwok indigenous people in 1835, located in the present-day Marin County, California, a tract of land that stretched from San Geronimo to Tomales Bay.[1]
History
In the mid 1830s, 80,000 acres (324 km2) was promised by General Mariano Vallejo to the San Rafael Indians, whose land had been co-opted by the Mission San Rafael.[2] The land was granted by Mexican Governor José Figueroa to the Coast Miwok of Marin County in 1835, but the Miwok claim was rejected by the Public Land Commission in 1855.[3] José Calistro resecured a deed to 30 acres (0.1 km2) of the original rancho at Halleck Creek in 1870, and became the chief leader of the native community of Rancho Nicasio.[4]
In 1844, Mexican Governor Manuel Micheltorena granted the 56,621-acre (229.14 km2) Rancho Nicasio to Pablo de la Guerra and Juan (John) Cooper. By 1849, there were three owners — John Cooper, Pablo de la Guerra, and Jasper O’Farrell. In 1850 Pablo de la Guerra sold his 30,848 acres (124.8 km2) share of the ranch to Henry W. Halleck. In 1850, Cooper sold his 16,293 acres (65.9 km2) share of the ranch to Benjamin R. Buckelew, and in 1852 Buckelew sold 7,598 acres (30.7 km2) to William Reynolds and Daniel Frink. In 1851, O’Farrell sold his 9,479 acres (38.4 km2) share to James Black.[5] A US patent was granted to Black, Buckelew, Halleck, and Reynolds and Frink in 1870.[6] [7]
Modern development of the Rancho
Today, Nicasio, California is at the heart of this location.
Notes
- ^ Futcher & Conover 1983:101; Papina 2008:7; Munro-Fraser 1880:289.
- ^ Jack Mason, 1971, Early Marin, Petaluma: House of Printing, pp.70-76
- ^ Hoover 2002:190.
- ^ Miller, 106th Congress Report
- ^ Marin County's Original Ranchos
- ^ Report of the Surveyor General 1844 - 1886
- ^ United States. District Court (California : Northern District)Land Case 392 ND
References
- Futcher, Jane and Robert Conover. 1983. Marin, the place, the people: profile of a California county.
- Hoover, Mildred Brooke, Douglas E. Kyle, and Hero Rensch. 2002. Historic spots in California, Fifth edition, Stanford University Press. ISBN 0804744823.
- Miller, George. 2000. Additional Views, 106th Congress Report: House of Representatives, 2d Session, 106-677, Graton Rancheria Restoration Act [1]
- Papina, Anne M. 2008. Nicasio (Arcadia Publishing, 2008).[2]
38°04′48″N 122°42′00″W / 38.080°N 122.700°W
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