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Rancho Ausaymas y San Felipe was a

Mexican land grant 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 ...

in present-day

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and

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a consists of two square leagues (San Felipe) given in 1833 by Governor

José Figueroa José Figueroa (1792 – 29 September 1835), was a General and the Mexican Governor of Alta California from 1833 to 1835. He wrote the first book to be published in California. Background and governorship Figueroa was a Mestizo of Spanish a ...

and two square leagues (Ausaymas) given in 1836 by Governor

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to Francisco Pérez Pacheco. An augmentation of three square leagues was given in 1836 by Governor Gutiérrez. The grant was along the

Pacheco Pass Pacheco Pass, elevation , is a low mountain pass located in the Diablo Range in southeastern Santa Clara County, California. It is the main route through the hills separating the Santa Clara Valley and the Central Valley (California), Central Val ...

east of present-day Gilroy

History

Francisco Pérez Pacheco (1793–1860), born in Mexico, came to

Monterey Monterey (; es, Monterrey; Ohlone: ) is a city located in Monterey County on the southern edge of Monterey Bay on the U.S. state of California's Central Coast. Founded on June 3, 1770, it functioned as the capital of Alta California under both ...

in 1819, with his wife Feliciana González (1798–1857). He was a carpenter and wagon maker for the Spanish army. He later held various positions of responsibility, both military and civilian, in Monterey. With the

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of California to the United States following the

Mexican-American War Mexican Americans ( es, mexicano-estadounidenses, , or ) are Americans of full or partial Mexicans, Mexican heritage. In 2019, Mexican Americans comprised 11.3% of the US population and 61.5% of all Hispanic and Latino Americans. In 2019, 71% ...

, the 1848

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provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for the four square league Rancho Ausaymas y San Felipe and a claim for the three square league augmentation was filed with the

Public Land Commission The California Land Act of 1851 (), enacted following the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the admission of California as a state in 1850, established a three-member Public Land Commission to determine the validity of prior Spanish and Mexican la ...

in 1852. The grant was

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to Francisco Pérez Pacheco in 1859. Francisco Pérez Pacheco continued to add to his holdings. He was granted the adjoining

Rancho Bolsa de San Felipe Rancho Bolsa de San Felipe was a Mexican land grant in present-day San Benito County, California given in 1840 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to Don Francisco Pérez Pacheco. Bolsa means "pockets" and refers to pockets of land in the Tequisqui ...

in 1840, and bought

Rancho San Justo Rancho San Justo was a Mexican land grant in present-day San Benito County, California given in 1839 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to José Antonio Castro. The lands of the rancho include current day Hollister. History General José Castro ...

in 1850. In 1843 Francisco Pérez Pacheco's son, Juan Carlos Pacheco (1823–1855), was granted

Rancho San Luis Gonzaga Rancho San Luis Gonzaga was a Mexican land grant in the Diablo Range, in present-day Santa Clara County and Merced County, California given in 1843 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Juan Carlos Pacheco and José Maria Mejía. The grant was bo ...

, which abutted Rancho Ausaymas y San Felipe on the east. In 1855 the son died, and the property went to Francisco Pérez Pacheco. In 1840, his daughter María Jacinta Pacheco (1813 – ) married Sebastián Nuñez, grantee of

Rancho Orestimba y Las Garzas Rancho Orestimba y Las Garzas (Meetingplace and the Herons) was a Mexican land grant in present-day Stanislaus County and Merced County, California given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Sebastián Núñez. The grant was originally i ...

. Upon Francisco Pérez Pacheco's death in 1860, as the only surviving child, Ysidora inherited most of the Pacheco holdings. In 1850, María Isidora Pacheco (1829–1892) married Mariano Malarin (1827–1895), son of the grantee of

Rancho Chualar Rancho Chualar was a Mexican land grant in the Salinas Valley, in present-day Monterey County, California. It was given in 1839 by Governor pro tem Manuel Jimeno to Juan Malarín. The grant extended along the north bank of the Salinas River, a ...

. When María Isidora Pacheco died in 1892, her estate consisted of Rancho San Luis Gonzaga and half of Rancho Ausaymas y San Felipe.''Will of Isadora Pacheco Malarín'', Salinas Weekly Index, Thursday, August 25, 1892
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