by J. J. Bowden A suit[1] was filed by Joseph Torres on March 3, 1893, against the United States in the Court of Private Land Claims for the confirmation of the Jose Antonio Torres Grant. The basis of the claim is found in the expediente[2] of the grant which was among the archives turned over to the United States upon its acquisition of New Mexico. From this expediente it appears that on March 8, 1735, Jose Antonio Torres, being on the point of marriage appeared before Acting Governor Juan Páez Hurtado and registered a tract of land located on the … Continue reading Jose Antonio Torres Grant