Land Grants through the centuries of New Mexico History
by J. J. Bowden On November 22, 1819, Pedro Ascue de Armendaris, the then Collector of Tithes and formerly First Lieutenant of the Garrison of San Elizario, petitioned the Governor of New Mexico for a grant covering a tract of land at Valverde for the purpose of cultivation and…
by J. J. Bowden Antonio Sandoval, a prominent resident of Albuquerque, petitioned the Governor of New Mexico, Manuel Armijo, on November 24, 1845, asking for a grant covering a tract of unoccupied land surrounding the Bosque del Apache and having the following boundaries: … from what is called El…
by J. J. Bowden Felicita Ramirez de Crespin filed a suit in the Court of Private Land Claims on March 2, 1893, against the United States, seeking the confirmation of her claim to an 18,000‑acre tract of land known as the San Acasio Grant. She claimed that her father, Serafin Ramirez, had…
by J. J. Bowden The common combination of large families and insufficient land prompted a group of thirty‑four colonists from Santa Cruz, led by Captain Diego de Torres, to petition Governor Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza for a grant covering a choice tract of vacant land located on both sides…
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 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…
