Rancho Pala
Rancho Pala was a 4,454-acre (18.02 km2) Mexican land grant in present day Santa Clara County, California given in 1835 by Governor José Castro to José Joaquín Higuera.[1] The origin of the name is the subject of debate. The word "pala" translates as "shovel" in Spanish, but means "water", in many native American dialects. The grant was a narrow strip of land east of San Jose, and extending southward along the foothills from Penitencia Creek to Norwood Avenue.[2][3]
History
The one square league Rancho Pala was granted to José Joaquín Higuera, and was acquired by Charles White.
Charles White (Abt. 1808–1853), a native of
With the
Ellen White remarried but at the time of her death in 1887, she was separated from attorney Charles E. Allen. Her estate was left to a son, Charles E. White, a rancher and an attorney, and a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Staples who married Frank X. Staples in 1881. Two other children had died previously.
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 Pala
- ^ Early Santa Clara Ranchos, Grants, Patents and Maps
- ^ United States. District Court (California : Northern District) Land Case 233 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
- ^ United States. District Court (California : Northern District) Land Case 215 ND