Rancho Arroyo de la Alameda
Rancho Arroyo de la Alameda was a 17,705-acre (71.65 km2) Mexican land grant in present day Alameda County, California.
It was given in 1842 by Governor
History
José de Jesús Vallejo (1798–1882), the elder brother of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, inherited Rancho Bolsa de San Cayetano from his father in 1831. José de Jesus Vallejo was appointed administrator of Mission San José in 1837, but resigned in 1840, after an investigation by William Hartnell, who was sent by Governor Alvarado. Alvarado granted the four square league Rancho Arroyo de la Alameda, former Mission San José land to Jose de Jesus Vallejo in 1842.[4]
With the
In 1863, the Southeast portion of Rancho Arroyo de la Alameda was acquired by Jonas Clark, who subdivided it and sold it in 1877.
Historic sites of the Rancho
- Vallejo Flour Mill. Flour mill built in 1856 by José de Jesús Vallejo.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Ogden Hoffman, 1862, Reports of Land Cases Determined in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Numa Hubert, San Francisco
- ^ Diseño del Rancho Arroyo de la Alameda by Jean Jacques Vioget
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rancho Arroyo de la Alameda
- ISBN 978-0-8047-4482-9.
- ^ States. District Court (California : Northern District) Land Case 60 ND
- ^ Finding Aid to the Documents Pertaining to the Adjudication of Private Land Claims in California, circa 1852-1892
- ^ Report of the Surveyor General 1844 - 1886 Archived 2013-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Vallejo Flour Mill (NO. 46)
External links
- Vista al O. del establecimiento de San José at The Bancroft Library