Rancho San Joaquin (Cervantes)
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Rancho San Joaquin was a 7425 acres (30 km²) Mexican land grant
in present day San Benito County, California
given in 1836 by Governor Nicolás Gutiérrez
to Cruz Cervantes. The grant was located north east of present day Hollister
and was bounded on the north by Rancho Ausaymas y San Felipe
, on the south by Rancho Santa Ana y Quien Sabe
, on the west by Santa Ana Creek, and on the east by the hills.
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 San Joaquin was filed with the Public Land Commission
in 1852, and the grant was confirmed by the Commission. The United States unsuccessfully appealed to the US Supreme Court and the grant was patented
to Cruz Cervantes in 1874.
Cruz Cervantes gave a one tenth interest in the Rancho to William Carey Jones (1814–1867) who represented him before the Land Commission. Jones had been appointed by the United States Secretary of the Interior
in 1849 , to investigate the validity of California's land grants. Cervantes sold to Rancho to Flint, Bixby & Co in 1863.
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 San Benito County, California
San Benito County, California
San Benito County is a county located in the Coast Range Mountains of the U.S. state of California, south of San Jose. As of 2010 the population was 55,269. The county seat is Hollister, which includes nearly two-thirds of the county's population. El Camino Real passes through the county and...
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 Cruz Cervantes. The grant was located north east of present day Hollister
Hollister, California
Hollister is a city in and the county seat of San Benito County, California, United States. The population was 34,928 at the 2010 census. Hollister is primarily an agricultural town.-History:...
and was bounded on the north by Rancho Ausaymas y San Felipe
Rancho Ausaymas y San Felipe
Rancho Ausaymas y San Felipe was a Mexican land grant in present day San Benito County and Santa Clara County, California a consists of two square leagues given in 1833 by Governor José Figueroa and two square leagues given in 1836 by Governor Nicolás Gutiérrez to Francisco Perez Pacheco...
, on the south by Rancho Santa Ana y Quien Sabe
Rancho Santa Ana y Quien Sabe
Rancho Santa Ana y Quien Sabe was a Mexican land grant in present day San Benito County, California given in 1839 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to Manuel Larios and Juan M. Anzar...
, on the west by Santa Ana Creek, and on the east by the hills.
History
Cruz Cervantes (1796–) received the two square league Rancho San Joaquin or Rancho Rosa Morada in 1836.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 San Joaquin 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 confirmed by the Commission. The United States unsuccessfully appealed to the US Supreme Court 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 Cruz Cervantes in 1874.
Cruz Cervantes gave a one tenth interest in the Rancho to William Carey Jones (1814–1867) who represented him before the Land Commission. Jones had been appointed by the United States Secretary of the Interior
United States Secretary of the Interior
The United States Secretary of the Interior is the head of the United States Department of the Interior.The US Department of the Interior should not be confused with the concept of Ministries of the Interior as used in other countries...
in 1849 , to investigate the validity of California's land grants. Cervantes sold to Rancho to Flint, Bixby & Co in 1863.