The grant was approved by Governor Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza for 2,137 acres. Proceedings before the Court of Private Land Claims confirmed the grant for 2,137 acres. A close-knit community located in Santa Fe County, the land grant heirs rallied together in 1926, and defeated an erroneous tax assessment that threatened loss of common lands. In 1975, this land grant participated in a title clearance project that secured title to private lands within the grant.
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Santo Domingo de Cundiyo (Jose Antonio Vigil) Land Grant was petitioned by Joseph Isidro de Mendoza and other families in 1743.