by J. J. Bowden An increase in Indian hostilities prompted the Provincial Deputation of New Mexico to order the inhabitants living in the outlying haciendas along the frontiers to consolidate and form new towns for their mutual benefit and protection. In compliance with this decree, Jose Maria Perea and…
by J. J. Bowden Antonio Chaves, a resident of the town of Belen, New Mexico, petitioned the Provincial Deputation of New Mexico on February 16, 1825, asking that a tract of land known as Arroyo de San Lorenzo be granted to him. Chaves stated in his petition that the…
by J. J. Bowden The Estancia Valley, with its gentle sloping prairies, was ideal for stockraising. Shepherds from Santa Cruz were grazing their herds in the valley as early as 1703. Later a number of wealthy inhabitants of the Rio Abajo area also commenced using the valley as a…
by J. J. Bowden Antonio Sandoval, a resident of Albuquerque and one of the most prominent and wealthy men in New Mexico, petitioned Governor Manuel Armijo on December 5, 1845, asking for a grant covering a tract of vacant land containing the famous Estancia Valley salt lakes. He described…
by J. J. Bowden Bartolomé Baca petitioned Acting Governor Facundo Melgares on February 4, 1819, asking for a grant covering a tract of vacant land situated east of the Abó Mountains at the place called Torreón as a pasturage for his extensive herds of sheep, cattle, and horses. He…
by J. J. Bowden Santiago Padilla for himself and on behalf of twenty-six other persons, all of whom were heads of families and were without sufficient land to meet their obligations, appeared before Governor Manuel Armijo on March 8, 1841 and registered a tract of vacant land at the…
by J. J. Bowden Nerio Antonio Montoya, a resident of the Town of Valencia, petitioned the Ayuntamiento of Tome on February 28, 1831, applying for a grant covering a tract of vacant land containing about half a league of land. He described the tract as being located in a…
by J. J. Bowden Manuel Sanchez, for himself and on behalf of nineteen associates, all residents of the Town of Valencia, petitioned the Acting Governor of New Mexico, Francisco Sarracino, on March 9, 1834, for a grant covering a tract of vacant land which they had discovered at the…
by J. J. Bowden Twenty‑seven inhabitants of the Town of Valencia appeared before Acting Alcalde Vicente Otero on February 15, 1841, and advised him that they had appointed Nerio Antonio Montoya as their attorney‑in‑fact with authority to represent them in soliciting a grant covering a tract of vacant land…
by J. J. Bowden Domingo Fernandez, a resident of Santa Fe and descendant of the conquerors and pacifiers of New Mexico, petitioned Governor Facundo Melgares on April 26, 1822 for a grant covering the lands formerly occupied by the inhabitants of the Pueblo of San Cristobal. He called the…
