Rancho de los Quiotes, today known as the Leo Carrillo Historic Park, is a historic estate near

Carlsbad, California Carlsbad is a coastal city in the North County region of San Diego County, California, United States. The city is south of downtown Los Angeles and north of downtown San Diego. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 114,746. ...

. The rancho was built as a weekend retreat for actor Leo Carrillo, who designed the property in the style of Spanish

hacienda An ''hacienda'' ( or ; or ) is an estate (or ''finca''), similar to a Roman ''latifundium'', in Spain and the former Spanish Empire. With origins in Andalusia, ''haciendas'' were variously plantations (perhaps including animals or orchards), ...

estates. Situated on land once inhabited by the

Luiseño people The Luiseño or Payómkawichum are an indigenous people of California who, at the time of the first contacts with the Spanish in the 16th century, inhabited the coastal area of southern California, ranging from the present-day southern part of L ...

, the original were located on an old Spanish land grant. Carrillo purchased for $17 an acre in 1937, adding additional acreage two years later. Over the next few years he designed and built a working ''rancho'' (Spanish style ranch) in tribute to his family, the

Carrillo family of California The Carrillo family is a prominent Californio family of Southern California. Members of the family held extensive rancho grants and numerous important political positions, including Governor of Alta California, Mayor of Los Angeles, Mayor of San ...

, who arrived in California in the 1700s. In 1976, the city of Carlsbad acquired the of the ranch that had been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and added an additional to create the Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park. There are 17 contributing properties on the ranch, including the main adobe house and "Deedie's house", a smaller adobe artist studio built especially for his wife Edith

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City of Carlsbad: Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic ParkFriends of Carrillo Ranch, Inc.
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