by J. J. Bowden Retired Corporal Luis Jaramillo, a resident of Santa Fe, appeared before Governor Pedro Fermin de Mendinueta and registered a tract of vacant land situated on the slope of Navajo country, which he described as being bounded: On the north, by the lands of Antonio Baca; on…
by J. J. Bowden Bartolome Fernandez, brevet ensign at the Garrison of Santa Fe, appeared before Governor Pedro Fermin de Mendinueta and registered a tract of vacant land located on the watershed of “the Navajo Province” for the pasturing of his livestock. The tract was described as being bounded:…
by J. J. Bowden Felipe Tafoya, an attorney and resident of Santa Fe, petitioned Governor Tomas Velez Cachupin on behalf of Diego Antonio and Pedro Chaves, residents of the Town of Atrisco, seeking a grant covering a tract of vacant land located west of the Salvador Jaramillo Grant. He…
by J. J. Bowden Carlos Jose Perez de Mirabal, a native of Castile, Spain, petitioned Governor Pedro Fermin de Mendinueta requesting a grant covering the tract of land which he had been occupying for the previous eight years. He described the tract as being situated on the slopes of…
by J. J. Bowden Baltazar Baca, a resident of the Town of Belen, petitioned Governor Pedro Fermin de Mendinueta on December 16, 1768 requesting a land grant. He stated that he had a large family and a herd of livestock but was without sufficient land to adequately provide for…
By: J.J. Bowden The inhabitants of the Town of Cubero petitioned Surveyor General William Pelham on April 2, 1856 seeking the confirmation of the concession which had been granted and possession given to their ancestors, the founders of the town, by the Mexican government in or about the year…
by J. J. Bowden The Pueblo of Zuni assumed an important role in the early history of New Mexico, for it was one of the Seven Cities of Cebola discovered by Fray Marcos de Niza in 1539 and conquered by Francisco Vasquez Coronado in the following year. During the…
by J. J. Bowden Since tillable land within the Pueblo of Laguna league was limited, its increase was forced to seek land outside the grant for the support of their families. Juan Paguate and his brothers settled on an arroyo located just south of the Mesa del Gabilán. Sometime…
by J. J. Bowden In or about the year 1760 the Governor of New Mexico granted and caused Mateo Pino to be placed in royal possession of a tract of land known as the Rancho El Rito. Pino occupied the rancho for some thirty years before the incursions of…
by J. J. Bowden Since the land east of their pueblo was more secure from pillage by the Apaches, the Lagunans purchased the choice tract of land known as the Rancho de Gigante when it was offered to them sometime before 1813. After its acquisition, the Indians used the…
