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Preliminary List of Grants from the Land Grant Database Project

The Center for Land Grant Studies, with funding from Rio Arriba County, the New Mexico State Archive, and the Chamiza Foundation, is developing a database of all New Mexico land grants. The initial version will list basic information on each grant including primary source references. Later versions, if additional funding is secured, will include a footnoted summary of the history of each grant, links to scans or transcriptions of original grant documents, translations if available, maps and other resources. When funding allows, the database will be posted on the Internet at www.southwestbooks.org and issued as a CD for both Windows & Macintosh. A printed manual and bibliography will be available to assist users of the database. Database design is by Robin Collier and Malcolm Ebright. Researchers include Robin Collier, Denise Damico, Malcolm Ebright, Rick Hendricks, Norman Martinez, Kay Matthews, Richard Salazar, and Mark Schiller. Additional resources for the project are being provided by the New Mexico State Archives. Some completed grant summaries, primarily those in Rio Arriba County, may be purchased individually on our Land & Water page.

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These are just the preliminary listing of grants and will be updated considerably during the project, as source documents for each grant are rechecked and more information added. Some grants listed are fraudulent or were not pursued for lack of documents.

Grant Names: Because grants are known by many names, you may need to search with your browser on all the pages to find the grant you are looking for. Grants are known by the name of one or more of the original grantees, place names that often changed over time, and/or by one or more of the heirs or purchasers claiming the grant. Other names we aware of are in parenthesis following the main grant name.

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 Mr. Jocelyn Jean (J. J.) Bowden's unpublished 1969 six volume Master's Thesis "Private Land Claims in the Southwest" available to view on microfilm at the the NM State Archive, or in bound form at the NM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.

Grant Name

Sources

Bowden

Grantee

Date

Type Grant

Grantor

County

Claimed
Acres

Confirmed
Acres

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

La Peralta 1

PLC 161 (49/761-798)

1358

Sandoval

400,000

Laguna, Pueblo

SG S (7/247) PLC 133 (46/409)

1547-1563

Pueblo of Laguna

9/25/1689

Pueblo Cruzate

Domingo Jironza Petroz de Cruzate

Valencia

125,225

17,328

Lagunitas, Nuestra Senora de las Luz de las (Antonio Baca)

SG 101 (22/1579) PLC 70 (41/460)

1443

Antonio Baca

7/20/1762

Hispano private

Gov Tomás Veléz Cachupín

Sandoval

47,161

47,196

Lamy, Bishop John (Lady of Light, Rancho de Nuestra Señora de la Luz)

SG 10 (13/783)

302

Carlos de Herrera

1/1/1820

Santa Fé

16,546

16,546

Las Lagunitas (Antonio Sandoval)

SG 154 (28/006-257)

1712-1715

Antonio Sandoval

1/1/1830

By Ownership

Bernalillo

Las Lomitas (Lamitas)

PLC 156 (49/544-554)

1281

Sandoval

120,000

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

Las Vegas, Town of

SG 20 (15/006-575)

783-808

Juan de Dios Maese & 28 other

3/23/1835

Hispano community

Territorial Deputation

San Miguel

496,446

431,653

Leroux, Antoine (Los Luceros)

SG 47 (17/1012-eor)

935-948

Pedro de Santillana et al

8/12/1742

Hispano quasi-community

Gov Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza

Taos

126,024

56,428

Leyba, José de

PLC 278 (54/297-809)

319

Santa Fé

18,000

Lo de Básquez

SG F 101 (31/453) PLC 178 (50/354)

502

Santa Fé & Sandoval

76,000

Lopez, Sitio de Juana

PLC 82 (42/577)

512

Pedro Bautisto Pino

12/30/1762

Santa Fé

1,366

1,085

Los Cerrillos (Serrillos)

SG 59 (19/182) PLC 78 (41/1123)

518

José Miguel de la Peña

4/20/1788

Hispano community

Gov Fernando de la Concha

Santa Fé

3,387

1,478

Los Manuelitas (Apolonio Vigil)

PLC 242 (53/028-063)

764-767

Pedro Alcantara Vigil

7/2/1845

Hispano community

Gov Mariano Martinez & Departmental Assembly

San Miguel

200,000

Los Ranchos Tract (Diego Montoya, Elena Gallegos)

SG 156 (28/681) PLC 51 (38/756), 106

1675-1681

Diego Montoya

1/1/1694

Hispano community

Gov Diego de Vargas

Bernalillo

70,000

35,084

Lovato, Juan Cayetano (Lobato)

PLC 103 (44/909-1018)

364

Santa Fé

1,000

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

Lovato, Roque (Lobato)

SG 52 (18/532) PLC 180 (50/486)

413

Roque Lovato

9/23/1785

Gov Juan Bautista de Anza

Santa Fé

1,620

Lovato, Salvador (Lorenzo Lobato)

PLC 93 (43/561-587)

1002-1004

Salvador Lovato and 2 sons

6/20/1793

Hispano private

Gov Fernando Chacon

Taos

2,500

0

Lucero, José Antonio

SG 147 (27/345) PLC 117 (45/1097)

350

José Antonio Lucero

9/20/1732

Hispano private

Gov Cruzate y Gongora

Santa Fé

700

Lucero de Godoi (Godoy or Antonio Martinez)

SG 116 (24/130) PLC 9 (34/682)

949

Antonio Martinez

10/26/1716

Hispano quasi-community

Gov Felix Martinez

Taos

67,480

61,605

Maes & Gallego (Cieneguitas)

SG 153

418

Pedro Gallegos & Juan Miguel Maes

1/1/1790

By Long Occupancy

Santa Fé

Majada, La

PLC 89 (43/026)

524

Captain Jacinto Pelaez

2/10/1695

Diego de Vargas Zapata Lujan Ponce de Leon

Santa Fé & Sandoval

54,404

54,404

Manzano, Town of

SG 23 (15/649-eor)

242

Jose Manuel Trujillo et al

11/28/1829

Hispano community

Territorial Deputation

Torrance

17,360

8,689

Maragua Tract (José Francisaco Baca y Pino)

SG 121 (24/772) PLC 276 (54/252)

458

José Francisco Francisco Agustín Baca y Pino Baca y Ortiz Duran y Reano

3/16/1826

Provincial Deputation

Santa Fé

1,042

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

Martinez, Jose Ygnacio (Ignacio)

PLC 174 (50/311-321)

Taos

500

Maxwell (Carlos Beaubien and Guadalupe Miranda)

SG 15 (14/141-563)

850-864

Carlos Beaubien et al

1/11/1841

Hispano private

Gov Manuel Armijo

Colfax, Taos & Las Animas-Colorado

1,714,764

1,476,764

Medina, Felipe

PLC 175 (50/322-332)

Taos

300

Mesilla, La Colonia de

88

Meragilto Guerra et al

Doña Ana

Mesilla Civil Colony

SG 86 (21/1132) PLC 151 (48/1338)

88-99

Rafael Ruelas and 59 others

8/4/1853

Hispano emigration

Guadalupe Miranda, Comr. of Emigration

Doña Ana

33,960

21,628

Mesilla Tract

PLC 268 (53/912-939)

577-583

Santa Fé

6,000

Mesita Blanca

PLC 159 (49/729-739)

281

Santa Fé

18,000

Mesita de Juana Lopez

SG 64 (19/842-1268)

505

Domingo Romero et al

1/1/1782

Hispano private

Juan Baptista de Anza

Santa Fé

42,022

42,022

Mestas, Joaquín de (Santa Teresa de Jesus)

PLC 279 (54/810) SG 97 (22/1234)

1396

Sandoval

Mestas, Juan de (Anastacio Romero )

SG 80 (21/290) PLC 237 (52/1439)

587

Juan de Mestas

12/9/1699

Hispano private

Gov Pedro Rodriquez Cubero

Santa Fé

Miranda, Guadalupe

PLC 139 (47/1583-eor)

17-21

Guadalupe Miranda

7/13/1851

Hispano private

Gov of the State of Chihuahua

Doña Ana

2,442

Montaño, Bernabe Manuel (San Fernando y San Blas )

SG 49 (18/039) PLC 7 (34/005), 77

1428

Bernabe Manuel Montaño & 5 others

11/25/1752

Hispano community

Gov Tomás Veléz Cachupín

Sandoval & Bernalillo

157,056

44,070

Montoya (Nerio Antonio Montoya)

PLC 20 (34/1593-eor)

253

Torrance

3,546

Montoya, Miguel y Santiago (Bosque Grande)

SG 100 (22/1486) PLC 66 (41/073), 272

1403-1410

Miguel & Santiago Montoya

10/23/1766

Hispano private

Gov Tomás Veléz Cachupín

Sandoval

4,340

2,967

Montoya, Nerio Antonio (Ojo de Barrego)

SG 118 (24/396-594) PLC 95 (43/618), 195

1350

Nerio Antonio Montoya

3/17/1768

Hispano private

Gov Pedro Fermín de Mendinueta

Sandoval

75,000

16,079

Montoya, Pablo

SG 41 (17/238-406)

700-705

Pablo Montoya

11/19/1824

Hispano private

Territorial Deputation

San Miguel & Guadalupe

655,468

655,468

Mora, Town of

SG 32 (16/852-1062)

811-816

Jose Tapia et al

9/28/1835

Hispano community

Gov Albino Perez

Mora, San Miguel, Colfax & Taos

827,631

827,631

Moreno, Juan José

PLC 260 (53/439-453)

1248

Sandoval

35,000

Muerto, Jornado del (Juan Bautisa Vigil )

SG 26 (16/201-253)

147-160

Juan Bautisa Vigil

1/10/1846

Hispano private

Departmental Assembly

Sierra, Doña Ana & Socorro

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

Nambe Pueblo

SG R (7/236-247)

602-606

Pueblo of Nambe

Pueblo community

Santa Fé

13,590

Negra, Agua (Hacienda de Agua Negra, Antonio Sandoval)

SG 12 (13/1064)

666-671

Antonio Sandoval

11/21/1824

Hispano private

Gov Bartolomé Baca

Guadalupe

17,361

4,447

Nolan, Gervacio (Cañoncito del Rio Colorado)

SG 39 (16/1557) PLC 46 (37/851)

817-823

Gervacio Nolan et al

11/18/1845

Hispano private

Gov Manuel Armijo

Mora, Colfax & San Miguel

655,698

0

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

Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe Mine (Isabel Jaramillo de Romero)

PLC 165 (49/862) PLC 225 (52/1073)

1642

Hispano mining

Valencia & Torrance

16,000

Nutrias

Ocate (Eugracia Alvarez )

SG 143 (26/709) PLC 231 (52/1324)

827-835

Manuel Alvarez

10/16/1837

Hispano private

Gov Manuel Armijo

Mora & Colfax

69,848

Ojito de Galisteo

PLC 164 (49/837-861)

300

Santa Fé

25,000

Ojito de los Médanos (Lucero Springs)

PLC 69 (41/380) PLC 209 (52/212)

1590

Valencia

70,000

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

Ojo de la Cabra (Juan Otero)

SG 106 (23/358) PLC 167 (949/1093)

1608

Juan Otero

3/14/1845

Hispano private

Departmental Assembly Of NM

Valencia & Bernalillo

4,340

Ojo de Medio (Nerio Antonio Montoya)

SG 26 (16/201-253)

Nerio Antonio Montoya

2/28/1831

Territorial Deputation

354

Ojo de San José (Santo Toribio, San Jose Spring, )

PLC 130 (46/316) 182 (50/591), 259

1361

Pauline Montoya et al

9/16/1768

Hispano community

Gov Pedro Fermín de Mendinueta

Sandoval

30,000

4,340

Ojo de San Mateo (Spring)

SG 134. 25/754) PLC 75 (41/931)

1578

Santiago Duran y Chavez

2/5/1768

Hispano private

Gov Pedro Fermín de Mendinueta

Valencia & McKinley

4,340

4,340

Ojo del Apache (Apache Spring)

SG 72 (20/755-831)

720-726

Ventura Trujillo

7/2/1842

Hispano private

Gov Manuel Armijo

San Miguel

47,743

Ojo del Espiritu Santo (Luis Maria Cabesa de Baca)

SG 44 (17/753-884)

1391

Luis Maria Cabesa de Baca

5/24/1815

Hispano private

Alberto Maynez

Sandoval

127,875

113,141

Orejas del Llano de los Aguages (Juan de Jesus Lucero)

SG 117 (24/222) PLC 169 (49/1471)

1022-1031

Juan de Jesús Lucero

7/28/1826

Hispano private

Gov Antonio Norbona

Taos

150,000

Ortiz, Antonio (Gallinas)

SG 42 (17/407-455)

706-710

Antonio Ortiz

4/30/1819

Hispano private

Gov Facundo Melgares

San Miguel

163,921

163,921

Ortiz Mine (Elisha Whettlesay )

SG 43 (17/456-752)

491

Jose Francisco Ortiz et al

12/19/1833

Hispano mining

Alcalde of Santa Fe

Santa Fé

69,458

69,458

Pacheco

SG F (29/870) PLC 18 (34/1527)

423

Joseph & Salvador Pacheco

1/1/1769

Gov & Capt. Gen. Pedro Fermin de Mendinueta

Santa Fé

581

581

Pacheco, Felipe

PLC 192 (50/760)

411

Felipe Pacheco

Santa Fé

500

Padilla, Diego de (El Tajo, Frank Huning, Lo de Padilla)

SG 146 (27/006) PLC 63 (40/264), PLC 273 (54/006-111)

1634-1642

Diego de Padilla

5/14/1718

Pueblo purchased

Gov & Capt Gen Antonio de Balverde y Coscio

Valencia & Torrance

24,800

51,940

Pajarito, Sitio de (Tract, Pajarito)

SG 157 (28/1063) PLC 73 (41/742)

1707-1711

Doña Josefa Baca

1/1/1746

Hispano community

Uninterrupted Possession

Bernalillo

45,000

28,724

Paraje del Punche (Rancho, Hurraca)

PLC 241 (53/020-027)

892-894

Antonio Maestas Gomez de Costillo et al

12/7/1821

Hispano private

Gov Facundo Melgares

Taos

90,000

Paso de los Algodónes

PLC 47 (38/006-318)

Pecos Pueblo

SG R (7/079-088)

751-760

Pueblo of Pecos

9/25/1689

Pueblo Cruzate

Domingo Jironza Petroz de Cruzate

Santa Fé & San Miguel

18,763

Peralta 2 (Reavis, Heirs of Miguel Peralta)

PLC 110 (45/564)

1758-1790

Fraudulent

Grants & Arizona

12,467,456

Perea, José Leandro (Los Esteros)

SG 16 (14/564-612)

671-676

Pedro José Perea

3/3/1825

Hispano private

Territorial Deputation

Guadalupe

17,712

17,712

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

Picurís Pueblo

SG D (7/052-064)

1004-1009

Pueblo Picurís Pueblo

9/25/1689

Pueblo Cruzate

Domingo Jironza Petroz de Cruzate

Taos

14,953

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

Pinard, Juan G.

SG F 34 (30/1155-1192)

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

Pojoaque Pueblo

SG N (7/207-211)

583-586

Pueblo of Pojoaque

Pueblo community

Santa Fé

13,520

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

Quirós, Diego Arias de

PLC 190 (50/722-738)

390

Santa Fé

2,000

Rael de Aquilar 1, Alfanso

PLC 191 (50/739-759)

403

Santa Fé

500

Rael de Aquilar 2, Alfanso (Vincente Romero)

SG 81 (21/327) PLC 234 (52/1389)

591

Alfanso Rael de Aquilar

10/9/1704

Hispano quasi-community

Lt Gov Juan Paez Hurtado

Santa Fé

17,361

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 Abiquiú

PLC 247 (53/102-109)

434,000

Rancho de Coyote (El Coyote)

PLC 248 (53/110-126)

1065-1068

Martinez & Madrid

Hispano private

Rio Arriba

442,800

Rancho de Galvan (Galban, Ygnacio Sanchez Vergara or Santisima Trinidad)

PLC 26 (35/1022) PLC 26 (35/1022-

Ignacio Sanchez Vergara

5/13/1809

Hispano private

Gov José Manrique

Bernalillo?

30,000

17,018

Rancho de Gigante

SG 30

1535-1537

Pueblo of Laguna

8/26/1826

Pueblo purchased

Gov Antonio Narbona

Valencia

7,000

Rancho de la Gallina

PLC 222 (52/1036) PLC 244 (53/078)

95,480

Rancho de la Santísima Trinidad

SG 123

1334

Sandoval

Rancho de los Comanches

PLC 219 (52/1010-1017)

95,380

Rancho de los Corrales (Comales)

PLC 221 (52/1028-1035)

95,380

Rancho de los Rincones

PLC 246 (53/094-101)

434,000

Rancho de Puguate

SG 30

1506-1514

Pascual Pajarito (Purchased by Laguna Pueblo)

1/1/1769

Pueblo purchased

Gov Tomás Veléz Cachupín

Valencia

75,406

Rancho de Río Arriba

PLC 245 (53/086-093)

434,000

Rancho de Río Puerco

PLC 220 (52/1018-1027)

Bernalillo?

95,480

Rancho de San Juan

SG 30

1532-1534

Pueblo of Laguna

8/28/1826

Pueblo purchased

Gov Antonio Norbona

Valencia

7,000

Rancho de Santa Ana

SG 30

1563-1565

Pueblo of Luguna

8/25/1826

Pueblo purchased

Gov Antonio Narbona

Valencia

871

Rancho del Río Grande

SG 58 (19/049) PLC 10 (34/756)

985-993

Jose Mirabal et al

2/4/1795

Hispano protective & grazing

Gov Fernando Chacón

Taos

109,043

91,813

Rancho el Rito (El Rito Colorado, El Rillito)

PLC 136 (46/683) 196 (51/098) 210 (52/460)

1537-1547

Mateo Pino

1/1/1760

Pueblo purchased

Gov NM

Valencia

511,000

11,000

Real de Dolores del Oro, Town of

PLC 111 (45/565-616)

498

Santa Fé

17,361

Refugio Civil Colony

SG 90 (22/006) PLC 150 (48/1118), 193

53

50 settlers ofVillage of Refugio de los Amoles

2/2/1852

Hispano emigration

Gov State of Chihuahua

Doña Ana

26,000

11,524

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

Río del Picurís (Rio del Pueblo, J D Fernandez)

SG F 71 (31/070) PLC 65 (41/006)

997-1002

Rafael Fernandez et al

7/28/1832

Hispano community

Territorial Deputation

Taos

20,000

Río Tesuque, Town of (Juan Benabides, Bishop’s Ranch)

SG F 98 (31/348) PLC 123 (45/1284), 215

637

Pedro Vigil

1/1/1744

Hispano quasi-community

Gov Joaquin Cadallos y Rabal

Santa Fé

7,300

Rodriquez, Juan Felipe

PLC 120 (45/1174-1197)

382

Santa Fé

2,000

Romero, Francisco A.

PLC 262 (53/472-489)

Rio Arriba

300

Grant Name

Sources

Bowden

Grantee

Date

Type Grant

Grantor

County

Claimed
Acres

Confirmed
Acres

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