Land Grants through the centuries of New Mexico History
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…
by J. J. Bowden When the Spaniard first occupied New Mexico, there were five occupied Tano pueblos in the Galisteo Basin. The largest became known as Santa Cruz de Galisteo. During the Pueblo Rebellion of 1680, these Indians revolted, killed their missionaries, and migrated to Santa Fe after Governor…
by J. J. Bowden Albino Chacon filed the Spanish title papers pertaining to the Cadillal Grant in Surveyor General William Pelham’s office in March 5 1857. The papers showed that Joaquin Chaves and twenty‑eight other citizens of Galisteo presented a petition to the Ayuntamiento of Santa Fe on January…
by J. J. Bowden On February 3, 1843, the same day that they and their other associates applied for the Mesita Blanca Grant, Francisco Provincio, Juan Silva, Vicente Roibal, Benito Varela, Marcelino Ortiz and two other persons petitioned the Ayuntamiento of Santa Fe for a grant covering a tract…
by J. J. Bowden Antonio Baca, for himself and the other heirs and legal representatives of Jesus Griego, Francisco Provincio, Juan Silva, Jose Silva, Francisco de Carza, Vicente Roibal, Benito Varela, and Marcelino Ortiz, filed suit in the Court of Private Land Claims on March 2, 1893, seeking the…
by J. J. Bowden Sometime prior to 1710, Captain Sebastian de Vargas received a grant for military services covering a tract of 40,000 acres of land described as being bounded: On the north, by the bluffs of the Chamisos Arroyo; on the east, by Cerros Negros; on the south,…
by J. J. Bowden Lorenzo Marquez, a resident of Santa Fe, appeared before Governor Juan Bautista de Anza on September 23, 1785 and registered a tract of vacant land located in the Cañada de los Alamos. He described the tract as being “surplus to the lands of Captain Sebastian…
by J. J. Bowden John Lamy, Bishop of New Mexico, petitioned Surveyor General William Pelham on April 1, 1856, seeking the confirmation of the title to a tract of land which he held in trust for the Catholic Church. In support of his claim, Lamy filed a Spanish document…
