Land Grants through the centuries of New Mexico History
by J. J. Bowden Pedro Sanchez, a resident a Santa Cruz, before Governor Gaspar Domingo Mendoza stating that he was supporting a wife, twelve children, three orphaned nephews, and three female servants, and, although he owned a small parcel of land, it was not sufficient to maintain his large…
By: J.J. Bowden The Pueblo of Cochiti, a body corporate, filed suit against the United States in the Court of Private Land Claims on February 27, 1893, seeking the confirmation of two grants, alleged to contain together about 20,000 acres. The first grant allegedly had been made to the…
by J. J. Bowden Crescencio and Simon Moreno filed suitin the Court of Private Land Claims against the United States on March 3, 1893, seeking the confirmation of the Juan Jose Moreno Grant, which they alleged had been granted to Moreno by Governor Joaquin Codallos y Rabal on September…
by J. J. Bowden The Pueblo of Katishya, one of the principal settlements of the Queres Nation, was formed by a number of Indians from the Pueblo of Cochiti prior to advent of the Spaniards in the 16th century. When Coronado visited New Mexico in 1540, the Pueblo of…
by J. J. Bowden Castaño de Sosa in 1591 visited the Queres Pueblo of Gipuy, which was located on the Arroyo de Galisteo and renamed it Santo Domingo. Seven years later, after Governor Juan de Oñate had conquered New Mexico and divided it into seven missionary provinces, Santo Domingo…
by J. J. Bowden The Angostura Grant is a tract of land located on the west bank of the Rio Grande lying between the Pueblo of San Felipe Grant and the Ranchito Grant. The first mention of the tract is contained in certain proceedings wherein a group of Spaniards…
by J. J. Bowden Florencio Sandoval filed a suit in the Court of Private Land Claims against the United States on March 2, 1893, seeking the confirmation of the Las Lomitas Grant. He alleged that sometime prior to 1825 the Pueblo of San Felipe had acquired a grant covering…
by J. J. Bowden Bartolome Fernandez and Jose Quintana, both residents of Santa Fe, appeared before Governor Manuel Portillo Urrisola in 1761 or 1762 and requested a grant covering a tract of surplus land situated west of the river and lying between the Pueblos of Santo Domingo and San…
by J. J. Bowden In the year 1770 a joint petition was presented to Governor Pedro Fermin de Mendinueta by the tribal leaders of the Pueblos of Santo Domingo and San Felipe asking for a grant covering the “surplus lands” of the two pueblos which were situated on the…
by J. J. Bowden Felipe Gutierrez, a soldier and reconqueror of New Mexico, appeared before Governor Pedro Rodriguez Cubero and asked for a grant covering a tract of land situated on the east se of the Rio Grande in Weaver’s Bend and in front of Captain Diego Montoya’s house,…
