Land Grants through the centuries of New Mexico History
by J. J. Bowden The Pueblo of Santa Ana filed suit in the Court of Private Land Claims on March 2, 1893, seeking the confirmation of its title to a tract of land commonly known as the Ranchito Grant. It alleged 'that during the eighteenth century its inhabitants had…
by J. J. Bowden Salvador Barreras petitioned Surveyor General William Pelham on January 8, 1853 seeking the confirmation of the Town of Tejon Grant, which had been granted to him and a number of other persons for the purpose of forming a new settlement. He estimated that the grant…
by J. J. Bowden In 1765 Juan Gutiérrez appeared before Governor Tomes Vélez Cachupin, for himself and on behalf of eight other families, registered a tract of vacant land situated at the foot of the Sandia Mountains, which was commonly known as Las Huertas. As justification for their request,…
by J. J. Bowden Little is known of the early history of the Pueblo of Zia; however, it was visited by a number of the early Spaniards who explored New Mexico. Pedro de Castaneda mentions it in 1541, and Antonio de Espejo in 1582 described it as the principle…
by J. J. Bowden Felipe Tafoya, an attorney practicing law in Santa Fe, appeared before Governor Tomas Velez Cachupin on behalf of the inhabitants of the Pueblos of Zia, Jemez and Santa Ana. He called the governor’s attention to the fact that the pueblos always had considered the valley…
by J. J. Bowden The Pueblo of Santa Ana, one of the Indian settlements of the ancient Queres Nation, is situated on the north bank of Jemez River about eight miles southeast of the Pueblo of Zia. It was visited by Governor Juan de Onate in 1598 and, shortly…
By J. J. Bowden The Pueblo of Sandia, a Tigua Pueblo located n the east bank of the Rio Grande about twelve miles north of Albuquerque, was already a thriving settlement when the Spaniards fist entered New Mexico and became the seat of a Franciscan mission early in the…
by J. J. Bowden The Jemez Indians were living in at least seven pueblos in the vicinity of the Jemez Hot Springs prior to Juan Oñate’s conquest of New Mexico in 1598. After the establishment of the mission system and the introduction of irrigation by the Spaniards, the Jemez…
by J. J. Bowden Antonio Armenta, the Alcalde of the Queres Nation, and Salvador Antonio Sandoval, a re-enlisted soldier of the royal garrison, appeared before Governor Juan Bautista de Anza asking for a grant covering a tract of vacant land upon which to support their families and raise a…
By J. J. Bowden Ignacio Sanchez Vergara, the Alcalde of Jemez, petitioned the ad interim Governor of New Mexico, Jose Manrique, asking for a grant covering a “small piece” vacant land located between the Pueblo of Zia and the Town of San Isidro. As justification for his request, Vergara…
