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Source abbreviations: SANM= State Archives of New Mexico, SG = Surveyor General, PLC=Court of Private Land Claims, PLB=Pueblo Lands Board, ICC=Indian Claims Commission, F=File J=Journal, (##/###)= reel & frame of microfilm at the New Mexico State Archive Land Grant Records in Santa Fé, NM.

Bowden reference: Page # of

Bowden's unpublished 1969 six volume Master's Thesis "Private Land Claims in the Southwest" available to view on microfilm at the the NM State Archive, or in bound form at the NM Supreme Court Law Library and Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX.

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Grant Name

Sources

Bowden

Grantee

Date

Type Grant

Grantor

County

Claimed
Acres

Confirmed
Acres

Abeyta, Antonio de (Baltazar Cisneros)

SG 223 (29/1033) PLC 68 (41/290)

1183

Antonio Abeyta

1/1/1809

Hispano private

Fernando Chacón

Rio Arriba

8,000

721

Abiquiú

SG 140 (26/279) PLC 52 (38/884)

1099-1107

Genízaro Indians

5/10/1754

Pueblo-Genízaro community

Gov Tomás Veléz Cachupín

Rio Arriba

10,980

16,547

Alarí, José Ignacio (Juan Antonio Quintana)

PLC 227 (52/1115-1135)

1187-1190

José Ignacio Alarí

3/8/1768

Hispano private

Gov Pedro Fermín de Mendinueta

Rio Arriba

1,000

Barranca (Gerónimo Martín)

PLC 97 (43/762) PLC 265 (53/679)

1089-1093

Geronimo Martin et al

3/1/1735

Hispano quasi-community

Lt Gov Juan Paez Hurtado

Rio Arriba

25,000

0

Belasco, Diego de (Velasco)

PLC 251 (53/163-177)

616-618

Diego de Belasco

7/14/1725

Hispano private

Gov Juan Domingo de Bustamante

Santa Fé & Rio Arriba

5,000

Black Mesa (Diego de Medina)

PLC 56 (39/006)

1178-1182

Juan Garcia de Mora & Diego de Medina

10/5/1743

Hispano private

Gov Juan Gaspar Garcia de la Mora

Rio Arriba

25,000

19,171

Cabesa de Baca, Luis Maria (Baca Location or Float No. 1)

SG 20 (14/1101-eor)

793-808

Luis Maria Cabeza de Baca

6/21/1860

Hispano private

Congress

Rio Arriba & Sandoval

99,289

Cañada de Cochiti

SG 135 (25/879-1119)

1231

Antonio Lucero

8/2/1728

Hispano private

Juan Domingo de Bustamante

Sandoval & Los Alamos

104,554

19,112

Cañada de Santa Clara (Santa Clara Pueblo)

SG 138 (25/1473) PLC 17 (34/1387)

553-561

Pueblo of Santa Clara

7/17/1763

Pueblo protective

Gov Tomás Veléz Cachupín

Santa Fé, Rio Arriba, Los Alamos & Sandoval

9,000

490

Cañon de Chama (San Joaquin del Rio de Chama.)

SG 71 (20/575) PLC 107 (45/006), 218

1058-1064

Francisco Salazar et al.

8/1/1806

Hispano community

Gov Joaquin Rawl Alencaster

Rio Arriba & Sandoval

472,736

1,422

Chamita, Town of

SG 36 (16/1369-1430)

1159-1163

Antonio Trujillo

6/8/1724

Hispano community

Juan Domingo de Bustamante

Rio Arriba

1,636

838

Conejos, Los

SG F 80 (31/209) PLC 109 (45/365)

1666-

Francisco Montes Vigil

2/23/1842

Hispano community

Colorado: Alamosa, Rio Grande, Mineral & Conejos, New Mexcio: Rio Arriba &Taos

2,500,000

Crespín, Christóval (Jesús Crispín)

PLC 232 (52/1339-1374)

1164-1167

Christóval Crespín

8/29/1714

Hispano private

Gov Juan Ignacio Flores Magollon

Rio Arriba

3,000

El Rito de los Frijoles (Andrés Montoya, Juan Antonio Lujan)

SG 133 (25/650) PLC 41 (37/160)

1225

Andrés Montoya

1/1/1780

Hispano private

Gov José Manrique

Sandoval & Los Alamos

23,000

El Rito, Town of (Tomasa Tenario de Quintana)

SG 151 (27/1315) PLC 224 (52/1056)

1136-1140

Joaquin Garcia

1/1/1780

Hispano quasi-community

Chacon or Concha

Rio Arriba

51,000

Embudo

SG 91 (31/283) PLC 173 (50/249)

1198

7/17/1725

Hispano quasi-community

Gov Juan Domingo de Bustamante

Rio Arriba & Taos

25,000

Jaramillo, Roque Jacinto

PLC 228 (52/1136-1239)

1143-1148

Roque Jacinto Jaramillo & Juan Manuel de Herrera

2/25/1746

Hispano private

Gov Joaquin Codallos y Rabal

Rio Arriba

10,000

La Nasa

SG F 186 (31/774) PLC 238 (52/1452)

1196

Manuel Lucero

6/20/1810

Hispano private

Major of Military Post

Rio Arriba

2,000

Las Trampas, Town of

SG 27 (16/068-200)

1009-1014

Juan de Arguello & 11 others

7/15/1751

Hispano community

Gov Tomás Veléz Cachupín

Taos & Rio Arriba

46,461

28,131

Lovato, Juan José (Cristóbal de Torres)

SG F 198 PLC (48/006)

1094-1099

Juan José Lovato

8/24/1740

Hispano quasi-community

Gov Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza

Rio Arriba

100,000

205,615

Martín, Sebastian

SG 28 (16/443)

1202- 1205

Sebastian Martin

5/23/1712

Hispano quasi-community

Gov José Chacón Medina Salvador y Vallasenor

Rio Arriba & Taos

54,387

51,387

Nacimiento, San Joaquin del (Joaquin de Luna and 35 others)

SG 66 (20/006) PLC 144 (48/716), 203, 213, 252

1380

Joaquin de Luna et al

7/20/1769

Hispano community

Gov Pedro Fermín de Mendinueta

Sandoval & Rio Arriba

131,788

Noriega, Juan Estevan Garcia de

PLC 254 (53/227-313)

1132-1134

Juan Estevan Garcia de Noriega

2/17/1735

Acting Gov Juan Paez Hurtado

Rio Arriba

5,000

Ojo Caliente

SG 77 (21/006) PLC 88 (43/006), 94

1190-1196

Antonio Jose Espinosa & 52 others

9/11/1793

Hispano community

Gov Fernando de la Concha

Rio Arriba & Taos

92,160

2,244

Petaca

SG 105 (23/222) PLC 99 (44/006), 153, 233

1035-1046

Jose Julian Martinez et al

2/25/1836

Hispano community

Gov Albino Perez

Rio Arriba & Taos

186,977

1,392

Piedra Lumbre (Casas de Riano)

SG 73 (20/832) PLC 30 (35/1303)

1077-1082

Pedro Martin Serrano

2/12/1766

Hispano private

Gov Tomás Veléz Cachupín

Rio Arriba

48,336

49,747

Plaza Blanca

SG 148 (27/402) PLC 32 (35/1612)

1120-1123

Manuel Bustos

7/18/1739

Hispano private

Gov Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza

Rio Arriba

16,000

8,955

Plaza Colorada (Colorado)

SG 149 (27/513-665) PLC 2 (33/335)

1111-1117

Rosalia Baldes et al

6/25/1739

Hispano private

Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza

Rio Arriba

19,200

7,577

Polvadera, La

SG 131 (25/447) PLC 43 (37/364)

1083-1089

Juan Pablo Martin

2/12/1766

Hispano quasi-community

Gov Tomás Veléz Cachupín

Rio Arriba

35,924

35,761

Pueblo of Quemado (Rito Quemado)

PLC 171 (50/198) PLC 212 (52/526)

610-612

Pueblo of Quemado & Cristobal Baca

1/1/1721

Hispano community

Gov Juan Domingo de Bustamante

Santa Fé & Rio Arriba

288,000

Ramon Vigil (Pedro Sanchez)

G 38 (16/1473-1556)

1217

Pedro Sanchez

3/20/1742

Hispano private

Don Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza

Los Alamos, Sandoval & Santa Fé

31,802

31,209

Rancho de Coyote (El Coyote)

PLC 248 (53/110-126)

1065-1068

Martinez & Madrid

Hispano private

Rio Arriba

442,800

Ribas, Manuela García de las (Riva)

PLC 249 (53/127-147)

1117-1119

Manuela García de las Ribas & 2 sons et al

4/14/1735

Hispano private

Acting Gov Juan Paez Hurtado

Rio Arriba

7,577

Río del Oso

PLC 177 (50/343-353)

1141-1148

Jose Antonio Valdez & 5 others

6/20/1840

Hispano private

Perf.of 1st Inst. Dept of NM, Juan Andres Archuleta

Rio Arriba

5,000

Romero, Francisco A.

PLC 262 (53/472-489)

Rio Arriba

300

Salazar, Antonio de

SG 132 (25/590) PLC 235 (52/1401)

1148-1153

Antonio de Salazar & his brothers

8/25/1714

Hispano private

Gov Juan Ignacio Flores Magollon

Rio Arriba

23,351

San Juan Pueblo

SG C (7/040-051)

1155-1159

Pueblo of San Juan

9/25/1689

Pueblo Cruzate

Domingo Jironza Petroz de Cruzate

Rio Arriba

17,544

Sánchez, Bartolomé

PLC 264 (53/502)

1169-1178

Bartolomé Sanchez

8/8/1707

Hispano private

Gov Francisco Cubero y Valdes

Rio Arriba

10,000

4,469

Santa Clara Pueblo

SG K (7/189-196)

549-553

Pueblo of Santa Clara

Pueblo Cruzate

Domingo Jironza Petroz de Cruzate

Santa Fé & Rio Arriba

17,368

Santa Cruz (de la Cañada)

PLC 181 (50/574), PLC 194 (50/818)

561-577

Joseph Mascarenas et al

7/1/1695

Hispano community

Diego de Vargas and Pedro R Cubero

Santa Fé & Rio Arriba

60,000

4,567

Tafoya, Juan

PLC 266 (53/694-711)

1153-1154

Juan & Antonio Tofoya

6/8/1724

Gov Juan Domingo de Bustamante

Rio Arriba, Los Alamos & Sandoval

86,000

Tierra Amarilla

SG 3 (12/564-682)

1052-1058

Manuel Martinez et al

7/20/1832

Hispano quasi-community

Territorial Deputation

Rio Arriba & Colorado: Archuleta

594,515

524,515

Torres, José Antonio

PLC 255 (53/314-329)

1130

José Antonio Torres & Francisco Trujillo

3/8/1735

Hispano private

Acting Gov Juan Paez Hurtado

Rio Arriba

5,000

Truchas, Nuestra Señora del Rosario de San Fernando y Santiago (del Rosario, San Fernando y Santiago)

SG F 227 (29/906) PLC 28 (35/1259)

1210-1214

Nicolas Romero & 12 others

3/15/1754

Hispano community

Gov Tomás Veléz Cachupín

Rio Arriba

20,000

14,786

Trujillo, Bartolomé (San José de García)

PLC 257 (53/343), 263 (53/490)

1123-1129

Bartolome Trujillo

8/23/1734

Hispano community

Gov Gervacio Cruzat y Gongora

Rio Arriba

2,000

Ulibarrí, Antonio de (Pueblo Colorado)

PLC 261 (53/454-471)

1134-1136

Capt. Antonio de Ulibarrí

Acting Gov Juan Paez Hurtado

Rio Arriba

1,000

Ulibarrí, Juan de

PLC 253 (53/209-226)

1167-1169

Juan de Ulibarrí

2/22/1710

Hispano private

Gov Jose Chacon Medina Salazar y Villaseñor

Rio Arriba

500

Valdez, Juan Bautista (Cañon de Pedernales)

SG 55 (18/801), 113 PLC 179 (50/369)

1068-1076

Juan Bautista Valdez

12/16/1807

Hispano quasi-community

Gov Joaquin Rawl Alencaster

Rio Arriba

20,500

1,468

Vallecito de Lovato, Town of (José R. Zamora, Samora)

SG 108 (23/532) PLC 142 (48/554) 204, 236

1046-1052

José Rafael Zamora et al

2/27/1824

Hispano community

Gov Bartolome Baca

Rio Arriba

114,000

Vallecito de San Antonio

183 SG 105 (23/532) SG F 59, PLC 141 (48/478)

1107-1111

Juan Garcia de la Mora et al

10/25/1807

Hispano community

Gov Joaquin Real Alencaster

Rio Arriba & Sandoval

38,000

Vigil, Francisco Montes

SG 128 (25/006) PLC 14 (34/1192)

1205-1210

Francisco Montes Vigil

5/16/1754

Hispano private

Gov Tomás Veléz Cachupín

Rio Arriba

35,000

8,253

Grant Name

Source

Bowden

Grantee

Date

Type Grant

Grantor

County

Claimed
Acres

Confirmed
Acres

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