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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 owned by Lemuel Carpenter (property owned from 1808 to 1859).^[3] In 1859 the rancho was sold at a sheriff's auction to John G. Downey and James P. McFarland. Subsequently through a series of lawsuits, Samuel Carpenter, believed to be the the brother of Lemuel Carpenter who died in 1859, took legal possession in 1862.

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

References

^ Spanish and Mexican Ranchos of Orange County
^ Plat of the Rancho Santa Gertrudes, showing "Samuel" Carpenter (the brother(?) of Lemuel who died in 1859, as the confirmee. See also: Lemuel Carpenter.
^ Lemuel Carpenter
^ Map of old Spanish and Mexican ranchos in Los Angeles County
^ Hathaway Ranch Museum

33°57′00″N 118°03′36″W / 33.950°N 118.060°W / 33.950; -118.060

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[1] Spanish and Mexican Ranchos of Orange County

[2] Plat of the Rancho Santa Gertrudes, showing "Samuel" Carpenter (the brother(?) of Lemuel who died in 1859, as the confirmee. See also: Lemuel Carpenter.

[3] Lemuel Carpenter

[4] Map of old Spanish and Mexican ranchos in Los Angeles County

[5] Hathaway Ranch Museum

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 Josefa Cota (widow of Antonio Maria Nieto, son of Manuel Nieto) received the Santa Gertrudes grant.<ref>[http://www.ocrecorder.com/archives/forms/spanish%20and%20mexican%20ranchos.pdf Spanish and Mexican Ranchos of Orange County]</ref><ref>[http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/hb1m3nb064/?order=2&brand=calisphere Plat of the Rancho Santa Gertrudes], showing "Samuel" Carpenter (the brother(?) of Lemuel who died in 1859, as the confirmee. See also: [[Lemuel Carpenter]].</ref>
-The rancho was sold to [[Lemuel Carpenter]] (property owned from 1808 to 1859).<ref>[http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CALOSANG/2001-04/0986744501 Lemuel Carpenter]</ref>  In 1859 the rancho was sold at a sheriff's auction to [[John G. Downey]] and James P. McFarland. Subsequently through a series of lawsuits, Samuel Carpenter, believed to be the the brother of [[Lemuel Carpenter]] who died in 1859, took legal possession in 1862.
+The rancho was owned by [[Lemuel Carpenter]] (property owned from 1808 to 1859).<ref>[http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/CALOSANG/2001-04/0986744501 Lemuel Carpenter]</ref>  In 1859 the rancho was sold at a sheriff's auction to [[John G. Downey]] and James P. McFarland. Subsequently through a series of lawsuits, Samuel Carpenter, believed to be the the brother of [[Lemuel Carpenter]] who died in 1859, took legal possession in 1862.
 ==Modern development of the Rancho==