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Rancho Tres Ojos De Agua
Rancho Tres Ojos de Agua was a Mexican land grant in present day Santa Cruz County, California given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Nicolás Dodero. The name translates literally as "three eyes of water" (springs). The grant was located on both sides of present-day High Street around its intersection with Spring Street, in Santa Cruz. History Nicolas Dodero (1804-1866) was an Italian sailor who left the ''Maria Ester'' at San Francisco in 1827. He was living in the Pueblo of San José in 1829, and married Josefa Patricia Higuera (1810-1883) at Mission Santa Clara in 1832. Naturalized at the Villa de Branciforte in 1840, Dodero was granted the 1,300 varas square Rancho Tres Ojos de Agua in 1844. There he built a Grist mill on the creek formed by three springs from limestone formations on the hill above. Below the mill, the perennial creeks from these springs were the original water supply for Mission Santa Cruz, via a mile-long ''zanja'' (in-ground aqueduct). In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranchos Of California
The Spanish and Mexican governments made many concessions and land grants in Alta California (now known as California) and Baja California from 1775 to 1846. The Spanish Concessions of land were made to retired soldiers as an inducement for them to remain in the frontier. These Concessions reverted to the Spanish crown upon the death of the recipient. The Mexican government later encouraged settlement by issuing much larger land grants to both native-born and naturalized Mexican citizens. The grants were usually two or more square leagues, or in size. Unlike Spanish Concessions, Mexican land grants provided permanent, unencumbered ownership rights. Most ranchos granted by Mexico were located along the California coast around San Francisco Bay, inland along the Sacramento River, and within the San Joaquin Valley. When the government secularized the Mission churches in 1833, they required that land be set aside for each Neophyte family. But the Native Americans were quickly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
