Rancho Paraje de Sanchez (also called "Rancho Punta del Monte") 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 the Salinas Valley, in present day Monterey County, California. It was given in 1839 by Governor

Juan B. Alvarado Juan Bautista Valentín Alvarado y Vallejo (February 14, 1809 – July 13, 1882) was a Californio politician that served as Governor of Alta California from 1837-42. Prior to his term as governor, Alvarado briefly led a movement for independen ...

to Francisco Lugo. The grant extended between the

Sierra de Salinas Sierra de Salinas is a mountain range in the California Coast Ranges, located in central Monterey County, California. The range is a part of the Salinian Block and lies between the Santa Lucia Range to the west and the Salinas Valley, Salinas Rive ...

(mountains) and the south bank of the Salinas River, across from the

Rancho Rincon de la Puente del Monte Rancho Rincon de la Puente del Monte was a Mexican land grant in the Salinas Valley, in present-day Monterey County, California given in 1836 by Governor Nicolás Gutiérrez to Teodoro Gonzalez. The grant extended along the north bank of the Sa ...

of Teodoro Gonzalez.

History

Francisco Lugo was granted the one and one half square league Rancho Paraje de Sanchez in 1939. With the cession 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 Rancho Paraje de Sanchez 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 1853, and the grant was patented to Juana Briones de Lugo et al. in 1866. Report of the Surveyor General 1844 - 1886
Francisco Soberanes, who inherited

Rancho Ex-Mission Soledad Rancho Ex-Mission Soledad was a Mexican land grant in the Salinas Valley, in present-day Monterey County, California. It was given in 1845 by Governor Pío Pico to Feliciano Soberanes. The grant derives its name from the secularized Mission Nues ...

, later purchased the adjoining Rancho Paraje de Sanchez. In 1872,

Honoré Escolle Honoré Escolle (December 24, 1832–December 18, 1895), was as a French businessman from Monterey, California. He was an early pioneer who became a significant landholder in Monterey County. In 1878, he purchased acres of the Sanchez's ranch nea ...

purchased of land in Rancho Paraje de Sanchez. He spent a large sum of money to improve it by planting in fruit trees. He had a residence on this ranch where he lived with his family.

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{{California history Paraje de Sanchez

Paraje Paraje, a Spanish term meaning in English place or spot. Paraje is a term from the original Spanish speaking settlers, in use among English speakers in the southwestern United States, particularly in New Mexico, that refers to a camping place along ...

Paraje de Sanchez

History

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