Rancho Cañada de la Segunda
Rancho Cañada de la Segunda
Rancho Cañada | |
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Coordinates: 36°33′36″N 121°52′12″W / 36.56000°N 121.87000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Monterey County, USA |
Rancho Cañada de la Segunda was a 4,367-acre (17.67 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day Monterey County, California given in 1839 by Governor José Castro to Lazaro Soto.[1] The grant extended along the north bank of the Carmel River, from the Pacific coast and present day Carmel-by-the-Sea up into the Carmel Valley.[2][3]
History
Lazaro Soto's grandfather, Ygnacio Soto, came to California with the
Lazaro Soto sold Rancho Cañada de la Segunda to Andrew Randall. Andrew Randall (1819–1856), a native of Rhode Island, came to California in 1849 as the newly appointed customs inspector for Monterey. Randall was an entrepreneur with training as a geologist. He founded, and was elected chairman of the California Academy of Sciences.[5] In addition to Rancho Cañada de la Segunda, he was the claimant for Rancho San Lorenzo in Monterey County; Rancho Punta de los Reyes and Rancho Punta de los Reyes Sobrante in Marin County; and Rancho Aguas Frias in Butte County - a little over 110,000 acres (445 km2). However Randall had stretched his credit to the limit, and he could not, or would not pay immediately. Joseph Hetherington, a creditor, undertook to force payment by hounding him on every occasion with insults and threats. Hetherington fatally shot Randall in a San Francisco hotel on July 24, 1856. Hetherington was allowed to have an interview with his attorney Fletcher Mathews Haight, and the Committee of Vigilance hanged Hetherington July 29, 1856.
Fletcher M. Haight (1799–1866), a prominent San Francisco lawyer, acquired the property from the Randall estate.
With the
Faxon Dean Atherton (1815–1877) acquired the rancho in 1869. William Hatton (1849–1894), born in Ireland and married to Kate Harney (1851-1922), came to California in 1870. Hatton managed Rancho Los Laureles for the Pacific Improvement Company. In 1888, Hatton became the manager of the widowed Dominga Doni de Atherton's Rancho Cañada de la Segunda, and by 1892, Hatton had purchased the western section of the Rancho. Over time, he controlled over 10,000 acres in Carmel Valley.[9][10]
After his Hatton's death in 1894, the Rancho Cañada properties were left in equitable divisions among his heirs. In 1925, Frank D. received the 909 acres (368 ha) Middle Dairy tract located on both sides of Carmel Valley Road about three miles east of Highway 1. Sarah (Hatton) McAulay was given the area known as Mission Fields, west of Frank Hatton's tract. Anna, who was married to William Martin, was given the area known as the Martin Ranch (now Mission Ranch) near the Carmel River State Beach. Harriet was given the area known as Rio Vista. William Jr. received the area now east of Rio Vista and bottom land, and Edward became owner of what was later called Hatton Fields.[11][10]
On February 25, 1968, Gordon Knott and Nick Lombardo took a 55-year lease on 226 acres (91 ha) in Carmel Valley to open a 45-hole golf course. The name golf course was going to be Rancho Caňada de la Segunda, the name of the original Spanish land grant. The name was shorted to Rancho Caňada a year later.[12]
In November 2015, Rancho Cañada decided not to renew its lease. In 2016, The Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District acquired 140 acres (57 ha) of the Rancho Caňada Country Club and golf course in Carmel Valley, that provides public access to the Palo Corona Regional Park. In a statement announcing the deal, Dryden Branson Bordin, representing the Hatton family, said, “This land has been in the family and contributing value to the community since the late 1800s. After receiving multiple offers on the property and much consideration, the family decided to sell the property to a group that could create an even greater public good.”[13]
See also
- Ranchos of California
- List of Ranchos of California
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 Cañada de la Segunda". Online Archive of California. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rancho Cañada de la Segunda
- ISBN 978-0-8047-4482-9.
- ^ Science Amid the Saloons: The Academy Begins
- ^ United States. District Court (California : Southern District) Land Case 356 SD
- ^ 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
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- ^ a b Jeff Ohlson. "A History of Ranching in Carmel Valley". Carmel Valley Historical Socieety. Carmel Valley, California. pp. 129–130. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ISBN 9780913548738. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "Report To Golfers". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. February 25, 1968. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "140 Acres Of Rancho Caňada Golf Course To become Parkland". Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District. Carmel Valley, California. April 16, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2022.