Rancho Corral de Tierra (Figueroa)
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Rancho Corral de Tierra was a 4435 acres (17.9 km²) Mexican land grant
in present day Monterey County, California
given in 1836 by Governor Nicolás Gutiérrez
to Francisco Figueroa for his daughter Guadalupe Figueroa. The name means “earthen corral” in Spanish. The grant was south of in the upper Carmel Valley along Calera Canyon, between Rancho El Toro
and adjoined the northern boundary of Rancho Los Laureles
.
. He was in Monterey
, and married Maria de Jesus Palomares (1818–) in 1834. When José Figueroa died in 1835, Francisco Figueroa was administrator of his brother's estate, including operations at Rancho Los Alamitos
. He was granted the one square league Corral de Tierra in 1836. In the mid 1840's he was in Los Angeles.
With the cession
of California to the United States following the Mexican-American War, the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho Corral de Tierra was filed with the Public Land Commission
in 1852, and the grant was patented
to Henry D. McCobb in 1876.
Ranchos of California
The Spanish, and later the Méxican government encouraged settlement of territory now known as California by the establishment of large land grants called ranchos, from which the English ranch is derived. Devoted to raising cattle and sheep, the owners of the ranchos attempted to pattern themselves...
in present day Monterey County, California
Monterey County, California
Monterey County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California, its northwestern section forming the southern half of Monterey Bay. The northern half of the bay is in Santa Cruz County. As of 2010, the population was 415,057. The county seat and largest city is Salinas...
given in 1836 by Governor Nicolás Gutiérrez
Nicolás Gutiérrez
Lieutenant Colonel Nicolás Gutiérrez was a twice acting governor of Alta California in 1836 from January to May and July to November.Gutierrez served two abbreviated terms in less than a year as acting governor of Alta California in 1836...
to Francisco Figueroa for his daughter Guadalupe Figueroa. The name means “earthen corral” in Spanish. The grant was south of in the upper Carmel Valley along Calera Canyon, between Rancho El Toro
Rancho El Toro
Rancho El Toro was a Mexican land grant in present day Monterey County, California given in 1835 by Governor José Castro to José Ramón Estrada. The grant extended along Toro Creek south of Hill Town on the Salinas River.-History:...
and adjoined the northern boundary of Rancho Los Laureles
Rancho Los Laureles
Rancho Los Laureles was a Mexican land grant in present day Monterey County, California given in 1839 by Governor Juan Alvarado to José M. Boronda and Vicente Blas Martínez. Los Laureles refers to the California Bay Laurel tree...
.
History
Francisco Figueroa (1804–) came to California in 1833 with his brother José FigueroaJosé Figueroa
General José Figueroa , was a General and the Mexican territorial Governor of Alta California from 1833 to 1835.Figueroa oversaw the initial secularization of the missions of upper California, which included the expulsion of the Spanish Franciscan mission officials.This also involved the issuing of...
. He was in Monterey
Monterey, California
The City of Monterey in Monterey County is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in Central California. Monterey lies at an elevation of 26 feet above sea level. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,810. Monterey is of historical importance because it was the capital of...
, and married Maria de Jesus Palomares (1818–) in 1834. When José Figueroa died in 1835, Francisco Figueroa was administrator of his brother's estate, including operations at Rancho Los Alamitos
Rancho Los Alamitos
Rancho Los Alamitos takes its name from a Mexican land grant in southwestern Los Angeles County and northwestern Orange County, California. Los Alamitos means the Little Cottonwoods or Poplars in Spanish, after the native Fremont Cottonwood trees there.Rancho Los Alamitos originally included...
. He was granted the one square league Corral de Tierra in 1836. In the mid 1840's he was in Los Angeles.
With the cession
Mexican Cession
The Mexican Cession of 1848 is a historical name in the United States for the region of the present day southwestern United States that Mexico ceded to the U.S...
of California to the United States following the Mexican-American War, the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is the peace treaty, largely dictated by the United States to the interim government of a militarily occupied Mexico City, that ended the Mexican-American War on February 2, 1848...
provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho Corral de Tierra was filed with the Public Land Commission
Public Land Commission
The Public Land Commission, a former agency of the United States government, was created following the admission of California as a state in 1850 . The Commission's purpose was to determine the validity of prior Spanish and Mexican land grants in California.California Senator William M...
in 1852, and the grant was patented
Land patent
A land patent is a land grant made patent by the sovereign lord over the land in question. To make a such a grant “patent”, such a sovereign lord must document the land grant, securely sign and seal the document and openly publish the same to the public for all to see...
to Henry D. McCobb in 1876.