Rancho San Jose (Pacheco)
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Rancho San Jose was a 6659 acres (26.9 km²) Mexican land grant
in present day Marin County, California
given in 1840 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Ygnacio Pacheco. The grant included the lands of Hamilton Air Force Base
and the community of Ignacio
.
, the only child of Ygnacio Bernardino Pacheco, the alcalde of San Jose. Ygnacio Pacheco was a soldier at the Presidio of San Francisco
. He retired in 1838 and was granted one and a half leagues in 1840. In 1846 he was alcalde of San Rafael
.
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 Jose was filed with the Public Land Commission
in 1852, and the grant was patented
to Ygnacio Pacheco in 1861.
Ygnacio Pacheco was married three times (Josefa Higuera, Guadalupe Duarte and Maria Loreto Duarte). When Pacheco died in 1864, he left the rancho to his five sons and one daughter. Maria Loreto Duarte, Ygnacio Pacheco’s widow married James Black, grantee of Rancho Cañada de Jonive
and owner of Rancho Cañada de Herrera
.
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 Marin County, California
Marin County, California
Marin County is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. As of 2010, the population was 252,409. The county seat is San Rafael and the largest employer is the county government. Marin County is well...
given in 1840 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Ygnacio Pacheco. The grant included the lands of Hamilton Air Force Base
Hamilton Air Force Base
Hamilton Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located along the western shore of San Pablo Bay, south of Novato, California.-History:...
and the community of Ignacio
Ignacio, California
Ignacio is an unincorporated community in Marin County, California. It is located southeast of downtown Novato, at an elevation of 30 feet ....
.
History
Ygnacio Pacheco (1808 - 1864) was the grandson of Juan Salvio Pacheco (1729 - 1777) and Maria Carmen del Valle, who came to California in 1776 with the Anza Expedition. Ygnacio Pacheco was born in San JoseSan Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, the only child of Ygnacio Bernardino Pacheco, the alcalde of San Jose. Ygnacio Pacheco was a soldier at the Presidio of San Francisco
Presidio of San Francisco
The Presidio of San Francisco is a park on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula in San Francisco, California, within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area...
. He retired in 1838 and was granted one and a half leagues in 1840. In 1846 he was alcalde of San Rafael
San Rafael, California
San Rafael is a city and the county seat of Marin County, California, United States. The city is located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area...
.
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 Jose 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 Ygnacio Pacheco in 1861.
Ygnacio Pacheco was married three times (Josefa Higuera, Guadalupe Duarte and Maria Loreto Duarte). When Pacheco died in 1864, he left the rancho to his five sons and one daughter. Maria Loreto Duarte, Ygnacio Pacheco’s widow married James Black, grantee of Rancho Cañada de Jonive
Rancho Cañada de Jonive
Rancho Cañada de Jonive was a Mexican land grant in present day Sonoma County, California given in 1845 by Governor Pío Pico to James Black. The grant encompassed the town of Freestone.-History:...
and owner of Rancho Cañada de Herrera
Rancho Cañada de Herrera
Rancho Cañada de Herrera was a Mexican land grant in present day Marin County, California given in 1839 by Governor Protem Manuel Jimeno to Domingo Sais...
.