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Overview of California Private Land Claims and the Public Domain
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1982 - Grants Of Land In California Made By Spanish Or Mexican Authorities
1982 - Grants Of Land In California Made By Spanish Or Mexican Authorities
Overview of California Private Land Claims and the Public Domain
The 1982 California State Land Commission publication provides the historical background of landownership in California that led to the private land claims and subsequent patents issued. Contains discussion of the missions, presidios and pueblos. Provides a listing by each county of the name of the rancho (grant), patentee, patent date, patent number, watercourse, Township and Range, and the amount of acreage.