Land Grants through the centuries of New Mexico History
by J. J. Bowden Juan Antonio Romero, for himself and the other heirs and legal representatives of Juan Jose Archuleta, filed suit against the United States in the Court of Private Land Claims on February 23, 1893, seeking the confirmation of the Juan Jose Archuleta Grant which was estimated…
by J. J. Bowden Felipe Tafoya, an army veteran and landless resident of Santa Fe, appeared before Governor Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza on May 26, 1742, to register a vacant piece of farm land which he had found. Tafoya described the tract as containing three fanegas corn planting land…
by J. J. Bowden Tomas Tapia appeared before Governor Gaspar Domingo Mendoza and registered a tract of vacant farm land situated on the south side and down river from Santa Fe in order to grow enough food to “maintain those who depended upon him.” In his petition soliciting the…
by J. J. Bowden Alphonso Rael de Aguilar petitioned Governor Joaquin Codallos y Rabal on or about July 21, 1744, seeking the revalidation of a grant located south of the Santa Fe River, which originally had been granted to him in 1739, by Governor Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza but…
by J. J. Bowden Roque Lovato, the armorer of the Presidio of Santa Fe, petitioned Governor Juan Bautista de Anza for a grant covering a “piece of public land in the northern suburbs” of Santa Fe which he had found. As justification for his request, Lovato stated, “I am…
by J. J. Bowden Archbishop John B. Salpointe and 13 others, as owners in severalty, petitioned Surveyor General George W. Julian on November 22, 1886, seeking the confirmation of their individual parcels of land which were located within the Ranchos of Juan Miguel Maes and Pedro Gallego. The two…
by J. J. Bowden Luis Ribera, for himself and in behalf of the other heirs and legal representatives of Felipe Pacheco, filed a petition in the Court of Private Land Claims on March 2, 1893, seeking the confirmation of the Felipe Pacheco Grant. Ribera claimed that a perfect and…
by J. J. Bowden Antonio Urban Montano, a resident of Santa Fe, appeared before Governor Velez Cachupin and registered the lands which formally had belonged to the ancient Pueblo of San Marcos. He described the tract as being bounded: On the north by a small rocky mountain on the…
by J. J. Bowden Pinito Pino instituted suit against the United States in the Court of Private Land Claims on March 2 1893, in an effort to obtain the recognition of the Hacienda del Alamo Grant under which he claimed an interest by inheritance and purchase. He alleged that…
Bowden’s San Pedro Grant by J. J. Bowden A group of landless citizens of New Mexico petitioned Governor Facundo Melgares on February 24, 1820, for a grant covering a tract of vacant land at the site called San Pedro which was bounded: On the north, by the terminus of…
