by J. J. Bowden In June, 1839, Jose Francisco Baca y Terrus and a number of landless citizens of New Mexico petitioned the Ayuntamiento of Santa Fe for a grant covering a tract of vacant agricultural land on the arroyo below Galisteo and bounded: On the north, by the hills of Matadero; on the east, by the mouth of the Cañada de Infierno; on the south, by the hills of the Arroyo de la Jara; and on the west by the lands of Agustin Duran. Since the petition had not been acted upon and planting was fast approaching, Baca, for … Continue reading Canada de San Francisco Grant