Rancho Las Baulines was a

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in present-day Marin County, California, given in 1846 by Governor Pío Pico to Gregorio Briones. The grant extended around

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and encompassed present-day Stinson Beach and

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Gregorio Briones (1797-1863) born in

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, was the son of Marcos Briones who accompanied

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in 1769. In 1819 Gregorio entered the army and remained in it for eleven years. In 1822 he married Maria Ramona Garcia (1803-), the sister of Rafael Garcia of Rancho Tomales y Baulines. Briones' sister,

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, owned

Rancho La Purísima Concepción Rancho La Purísima Concepción was a Mexican land grant in present day Santa Clara County, California given in 1840 by Governor Juan Alvarado to José Gorgonio and his son José Ramon, Ohlone Indians. The granted extended from Matadero Cree ...

. Gregorio Briones served as alcalde of San Jose in 1830,

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1832-1837 and San Mateo 1837-1839. In 1837, his son, Jose Pablo Briones (1823-1897), moved with the family’s cattle to Rafael Garcia's ranch in the area around Bolinas Lagoon. Garcia moved north up the Olema Valley to his Rancho Tomales y Baulines grant. The rest of the Briones family joined Pablo in 1838 and Gregorio moved there permanently in 1839. Governor Pio Pico granted Briones the two square league Rancho Las Baulines in 1846. Dairy and Beef Ranches on the Point Reyes Peninsula 1834-1945
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of California to the United States following the Mexican-American War, 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 Rancho Las Baulines was filed with the Public Land Commission in 1853, and the grant was

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to Gregorio Briones in 1866. Report of the Surveyor General 1844 - 1886

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