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Revision as of 19:27, 12 May 2009
Rancho Santa Gertrudes was a 17,602-acre (71.23 km2) 1834 Mexican land grant. The grant was part of the Rancho Los Nietos land grant that was divided amongst Nieto's heirs.
History
At the request of Manuel Nieto heirs, governor José Figueroa in 1834, officially declared the 167,000-acre (680 km2) Rancho Los Nietos grant under Mexican rule and ordered its partition into five smaller ranchos: Las Bolsas, Los Alamitos, Los Cerritos, Los Coyotes, and Santa Gertrudes.
Josefa Cota (widow of Antonio Maria Nieto, son of Manuel Nieto) received the Santa Gertrudes grant.[1][2]
The rancho was sold to Lemuel Carpenter (1808 - 1859).[3] In 1859 the rancho was sold at a sheriffs auction toJohn G. Downey and James P. McFarland.
Modern development of the Rancho
The rancho lands included the present day cities of Downey and Santa Fe Springs.[4]
Historic sites of the Rancho
- Hathaway Ranch Museum[5]
- Historical Railroad Exhibit
See also
References
33°57′00″N 118°03′36″W / 33.950°N 118.060°W
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