Individual Ranchos in Monterey and SLO Counties

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Download Monterey County Assessor Plat - 1915-1918 - San Jose y Sur Chiquito - 00001238 (466 KB)

Subject

Diseños - Spanish/Mexican land grant map.

Work Progress Administration Abstract (WPA Abstract) – Historical details of a Spanish-Mexican land grant that was subsequently patented by the U. S. Government.

Hoffman Notes -- Summary of information on Rancho from Appendix listing Table of Land Claims in the Reports of Land Cases by Ogden Hoffman, Volume I, 1862.

Hornbeck Rancho Detail Sheet – History of a California rancho.

Bancroft Notes – Summary of Bancroft Archives information regarding a private land claim.

Bancroft Diseños -- Spanish/Mexican land grant map.

BLM Land Patent Detail Sheet – BLM Accession number document that provides patent information.

Monterey County Assessor’s Office Original Map/Plat – Plat prepared by county surveyor depicting the boundaries and subdivision of a rancho circa 1915 to 1920.

Description

Diseños - Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican map demonstrating the physical boundaries of land granted to Mexican citizens by the Spanish or Mexican.

Work Progress Administration Abstract (WPA Abstract) – A summary document prepared in 1938 under the Work Progress Administration program detailing the history of a rancho beginning with the Spanish-American land through the U.S. patenting process.

Hoffman Notes -- Summary of information concerning claims made for the Rancho lands from the Appendix listing Table of Land Claims in the Reports of Land Cases by Ogden Hoffman, Volume I, 1862.

Hornbeck Rancho Detail Sheet – A summary sheet generated from a land patent database that details the history of a rancho, along with the various state and federal agency record numbers relating to the rancho.

Bancroft Notes – Document detailing information and documents regarding a particular rancho found in the Bancroft Archives.

Bancroft Diseños – Hand-drawn Spanish-Mexican map demonstrating the physical boundaries of land granted to Mexican citizens by the Spanish or Mexican governments used in the U.S. District Court proceedings.

BLM Land Patent Detail Sheet – Document using the BLM accession number that provides specific information regarding the patented land of a rancho.

Monterey County Assessor’s Office Original Map/Plat – Plat prepared for the Monterey County Assessor’s Office detailing the boundaries of the rancho and any subdivision made within the boundaries of the rancho.

Source

For Diseños – National Archives (or Bancroft Archives); For Expediente – National Archives; For WPA Abstract –David Hornbeck; For Hornbeck Rancho Detail Sheet – David Hornbeck; For Bancroft Notes – Bancroft Archives; For Bancroft Diseños – Bancroft Archives; For BLM Patents – Bureau of Land Management or Monterey County Recorder’s Office; BLM Land Patent Details – Bureau of Land Management; For BLM CDI Details – Bureau of Land Management; For BLM Surveys – Bureau of Land Management or Monterey County Recorder’s Office For Rancho Plats - Monterey County Assessor’s Office

Format

PDF File

Language

The diseños are in Spanish with notations in English written on them. Expedientes are in Spanish. All other rancho documents are in English.

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Education | Law | Life Sciences | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Original Format

Paper

Document Type

Map

San Jose Y Sur Chiquito - Diseños, GLO No. 552, Monterey County, and associated historical documents

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