The Los Trigos Land GrantLos Trigos Land Grant on dev.newmexicohistory.org
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Pecos River The Pecos River ( es, Río Pecos) originates in north-central New Mexico and flows into Texas, emptying into the Rio Grande. Its headwaters are on the eastern slope of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range in Mora County north of Pecos, New Mexico ...

in San Miguel County,

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, about 29 miles south west of Santa Fe and 38 miles west of

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via

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Geography

The "communities" within the grant were Los Trigos itself, Pajarito and Las Ruedas. Of the three, only Pajarito remains with a few buildings visible from I-25 a couple of miles south of

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, New Mexico. The grant never had any other communities and itself was sandwiched between the Pecos

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Grant on the north and The San Miguel del Bado Land Grant on the South.

Owners

Over recent times, the grant has been owned by a succession of people, mostly associated with the film industry. They have included

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and her husband

Buddy Fogelson Elijah E. "Buddy" Fogelson (February 16, 1900 – December 1, 1987) was an American lawyer, Army Colonel (United States), colonel, businessman, horse and cattle breeder, and philanthropist. Although born in Lincoln, Nebraska, he spent a large p ...

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and

Val Kilmer Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) is an American actor. Originally a stage actor, Kilmer found fame after appearances in comedy films, starting with ''Top Secret!'' (1984) and ''Real Genius'' (1985), as well as the military action film ...

. Currently there is no private access to the grant except for the northern portion currently owned and managed by the

Pecos National Historical Park Pecos National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in San Miguel and Santa Fe Counties, New Mexico. The park, operated by the National Park Service, encompasses thousands of acres of landscape infused with historical ...

. At one time, the grant was owned by the

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The railroad was chartered in February 1859 to serve the cities of Atchison, Kansas, Atchison and Top ...

and extensively logged for

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s. The

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, which was an important component on the grant, was essentially removed as a result of the tie making going on as the railroad passed near by. The name of New Mexico's first Hispanic Governor,

Donaciano Vigil Donaciano Vigil (1802-1877) was an American politician who served as the second governor of the New Mexico Territory. Born a subject of the Spanish Crown in Santa Fe to Nuevomexicanos parents, he served in the militias during Mexican rule in New ...

, after the Americans conquered and annexed the province, is closely associated with the grant.

References

External links

Los Trigos Land Grant on dev.newmexicohistory.org
Geography of San Miguel County, New Mexico Land grants {{NewMexico-geo-stub