Rancho San Jacinto Nuevo y Potrero 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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given in 1846 by Governor

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Miguel Pedrorena Don Miguel de Pedrorena (c. 1808–March 21, 1850) was a Spanish-born Californio ranchero, merchant, and a signer of the Californian Constitution in 1849. He also served briefly as acting Alcalde of San Diego (mayor). Life Miguel Pedrorena was ...

. At the time of the US Patent, Rancho San Jacinto Nuevo y Potrero was a part of

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. The County of Riverside was created by the California Legislature in 1893 by taking land from both

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and San Diego Counties. The grant encompassed present-day

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History

Miguel Pedrorena (1808–1850) was married to Antonia Estudillo, daughter of

José Antonio Estudillo José Antonio Estudillo (November 5, 1803 – July 20, 1852) was a Californio ranchero, politician, and soldier, who served as Alcalde of San Diego and as San Diego County Assessor. He was a member of the Estudillo family of California, a pro ...

, grantee of

Rancho San Jacinto Viejo Rancho San Jacinto Viejo was a Ranchos of California, Mexican land grant in present-day Riverside County, California given in 1842 by Governor Pro-tem Manuel Jimeno to José Antonio Estudillo. At the time of the US Patent, Rancho San Jacinto Viej ...

. José Antonio Estudillo was appointed administrator and major domo at

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in 1840. Three grants, comprising over of the former Mission San Luis Rey lands in the San Jacinto area were made to the Estudillo family: Rancho San Jacinto Viejo to José Antonio Estudillo in 1842;

Rancho San Jacinto Sobrante Rancho San Jacinto Sobrante was a Mexican land grant in present-day Riverside County, California given in 1846 by Governor Pío Pico to María del Rosario Estudillo de Aguirre. The Rancho San Jacinto Sobrante grant was of the surplus or "sobra ...

to his daughter, María del Rosario Estudillo, in 1846; and Rancho San Jacinto Nuevo y Potrero to his son-in-law, Miguel Pedrorena, in 1846. With the

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of California to the United States following the

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, 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 San Jacinto Nuevo y Potrero was filed with the

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in 1852, and the grant was

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to T. W. Sutherland, guardian of the minor children of Miguel Pedrorena in 1883. Report of the Surveyor General 1844 - 1886
In 1853, José Antonio Aguirre (1799–1860) of

bought Rancho San Jacinto Nuevo y Potrero from the estate of Miguel Pedrorena.

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San Jacinto Nuevo y Potrero San Jacinto Nuevo y Potrero San Jacinto Mountains 1846 establishments in Alta California {{RiversideCountyCA-geo-stub

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