Rancho Punta de la Concepcion
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Rancho Punta de la Concepcion was a 24992 acres (101.1 km²) Mexican land grant
in present day Santa Barbara County, California given in 1837 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Anastacio Carrillo. The grant extended along the Pacific coast from Point Arguello
south to Point Conception
.
, and the brother of Carlos Antonio Carrillo
and José Antonio Carrillo
. Anastasio Carrillo married Concepción Garcia in 1809. Anastasio was a soldier at the Presidio of Santa Barbara
, and in 1834, commissioner of Mission San Gabriel Arcángel
. He was granted the six square league Rancho Punta de la Concepcion from the secularized holdings of Mission La Purísima Concepción
in 1837.
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 Punta de la Concepcion was filed with the Public Land Commission
in 1852. The claim was surveyed in 1860, and a patent
issued to Carrillo in 1863. Carrillo refused to accept the patent because a tract one half mile square on which Point Concepción light-house
stood since 1852 was not included. Carrillo appealed this to the Department of the Interior
, and the grant, including the light-house tract, was patented to Anastacio Carrillo in 1880.
In 1851, Carrillo partitioned the rancho into Rancho La Espada on the west, and Rancho El Cojo on the east.
, and 1852 Sparks sold to Gaspar Oreña(1924–1904). In 1854, Gaspar Oreña married his cousin, Antonia María de la Guerra, youngest daughter of José de la Guerra y Noriega
, after her husband Cesario Armand Lataillade (1819–1849) died. Oreña acquired Rancho San Julian
from the De la Guerras in 1864, as partial payment for money owed him by the De la Guerra siblings. He held on to them until 1867, when he sold them both to Thomas Dibblee. In 1879 the Dibblee-Hollister partnership was dissolved, and Rancho La Espada went to Hollister
. In 1883, Captain Robert Sudden acquired the rancho. Robert Sudden, a native of Scotland and former sea captain, came to California during the Gold Rush
. He turned businessman and helped organize the Pacific Steamboat Company based in San Francisco.
, and the adjacent Rancho Asuncion
, and Rancho Santa Margarita
. Murphy believed that Cojo would be a major port after the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad
. But the Southern Pacific railroad did not reach Point Conception until 1899, and Murphy would lose Rancho El Cojo through bank foreclosure. In the 20th century, Rancho El Cojo was owned by the Bixby Ranch Company.
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 Santa Barbara County, California given in 1837 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Anastacio Carrillo. The grant extended along the Pacific coast from Point Arguello
Point Arguello
Point Arguello is a headland used as a launch site by the United States Navy. Point Arguello was first used in 1959 for the launch of military and sounding rockets. It was transferred to the United States Air Force in 1964, at which time it became part of Vandenberg Air Force Base.There were 6...
south to Point Conception
Point Conception
Point Conception is a headland along the Pacific coast of U.S. state of California, located in southwestern Santa Barbara County. It is the point where the Santa Barbara Channel meets the Pacific Ocean, and as the corner between the mostly north-south trending portion of coast to the north and the...
.
History
Anastasio José Carrillo (1788-1850) was the son of José Raimundo CarrilloJosé Raimundo Carrillo
Captain José Raimundo Carrillo was an early Spanish settler of San Diego, California and founder of the Carrillo family in Spanish California.-Biography:Carrillo was born in 1749 in New Spain at Loreto, Baja California...
, and the brother of Carlos Antonio Carrillo
Carlos Antonio Carrillo
Carlos Antonio Carrillo , Governor of Alta California from 1837 to 1838. He took his oath as governon in Pueblo de Los Angeles, present day Los Angeles, on December 6, 1836. aCarlos Antonio Carrillo was the son of a prominent California family...
and José Antonio Carrillo
José Antonio Carrillo
Captain José Antonio Ezequiel Carrillo was a Californio rancher, officer, and politician in the early years of Mexican Alta California and U.S...
. Anastasio Carrillo married Concepción Garcia in 1809. Anastasio was a soldier at the Presidio of Santa Barbara
Presidio of Santa Barbara
The El Presidio Real de Santa Bárbara, also known as the Royal Presidio of Santa Barbara, was a military installation in Santa Barbara, California. It was built by Spain in 1782, with the mission of defending the Second Military District in California...
, and in 1834, commissioner of Mission San Gabriel Arcángel
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel
The Mission San Gabriel Arcángel is a fully functioning Roman Catholic mission and a historic landmark in San Gabriel, California. The settlement was founded by Spaniards of the Franciscan order on "The Feast of the Birth of Mary," September 8, 1771, as the fourth of what would become 21 Spanish...
. He was granted the six square league Rancho Punta de la Concepcion from the secularized holdings of Mission La Purísima Concepción
Mission La Purísima Concepción
Mission La Purisima Concepción, or La Purisima Mission, with the original Spanish name being La Misión de La Purísima Concepción de la Santísima Virgen María, was founded on the Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin on December 8, 1787...
in 1837.
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 Punta de la Concepcion 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. The claim was surveyed in 1860, and a patent
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...
issued to Carrillo in 1863. Carrillo refused to accept the patent because a tract one half mile square on which Point Concepción light-house
Point Conception Light
Point Conception Light is a lighthouse on Point Conception at the west entrance of the Santa Barbara Channel, California. It is one of the earliest California lighthouses and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.-History:...
stood since 1852 was not included. Carrillo appealed this to the Department of the Interior
United States Department of the Interior
The United States Department of the Interior is the United States federal executive department of the U.S. government responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land and natural resources, and the administration of programs relating to Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native...
, and the grant, including the light-house tract, was patented to Anastacio Carrillo in 1880.
In 1851, Carrillo partitioned the rancho into Rancho La Espada on the west, and Rancho El Cojo on the east.
Rancho La Espada
The 16500 acres (66.8 km²) Rancho La Espada (the sword), was originally part of Rancho Punta de la Concepcion. In 1851, Carrillo sold Rancho La Espada to Isaac J. Sparks of Rancho HuasnaRancho Huasna
Rancho Huasna was a Mexican land grant in present day San Luis Obispo County, California given in 1843 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Isaac J. Sparks. The grant extended along the Huasna River and the western slope of the Santa Lucia Range, east of present day Arroyo Grande and encompassing...
, and 1852 Sparks sold to Gaspar Oreña(1924–1904). In 1854, Gaspar Oreña married his cousin, Antonia María de la Guerra, youngest daughter of José de la Guerra y Noriega
José de la Guerra y Noriega
José Antonio de la Guerra y Noriega was a soldier and early settler of California.-Biography:José de la Guerra was born 1779 at Novales, Cantabria, Spain. As a boy he wished to be a friar...
, after her husband Cesario Armand Lataillade (1819–1849) died. Oreña acquired Rancho San Julian
Rancho San Julian
Rancho San Julian was a Mexican land grant in present day Santa Barbara County, California given in 1837 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to José de la Guerra y Noriega. The grant name probably refers to José Antonio Julian de la Guerra...
from the De la Guerras in 1864, as partial payment for money owed him by the De la Guerra siblings. He held on to them until 1867, when he sold them both to Thomas Dibblee. In 1879 the Dibblee-Hollister partnership was dissolved, and Rancho La Espada went to Hollister
William Welles Hollister
William Welles Hollister was a Californian rancher and entrepreneur.-Ancestors and early life :William Welles Hollister, was born on Jan...
. In 1883, Captain Robert Sudden acquired the rancho. Robert Sudden, a native of Scotland and former sea captain, came to California during the Gold Rush
California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The first to hear confirmed information of the gold rush were the people in Oregon, the Sandwich Islands , and Latin America, who were the first to start flocking to...
. He turned businessman and helped organize the Pacific Steamboat Company based in San Francisco.
Rancho El Cojo
The 8580 acres (34.7 km²) Rancho El Cojo (Ranch of the Lame) was originally part of Rancho Punta de la Concepcion. In 1876, the Rancho was sold to General P.W. Murphy. Patrick Washington Murphy (1840 - 1901) operated Rancho AtascaderoRancho Atascadero
Rancho Atascadero was a Mexican land grant in present day San Luis Obispo County, California given in 1842 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Trifon Garcia. The grant extended along the Salinas River and encompassed present day Atascadero.-History:...
, and the adjacent Rancho Asuncion
Rancho Asuncion
Rancho Asuncion was a Mexican land grant in present day San Luis Obispo County, California given in 1845 by Governor Pío Pico to Pedro Estrada. The grant extended along the Salinas River and encompassed present day Atascadero.-History:...
, and Rancho Santa Margarita
Rancho Santa Margarita
Rancho Santa Margarita was a Mexican land grant in present day San Luis Obispo County, California given in 1841 by Governor pro tem Manuel Jimeno to Joaquín Estrada. The grant encompassed present day Santa Margarita.-History:...
. Murphy believed that Cojo would be a major port after the arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
. But the Southern Pacific railroad did not reach Point Conception until 1899, and Murphy would lose Rancho El Cojo through bank foreclosure. In the 20th century, Rancho El Cojo was owned by the Bixby Ranch Company.