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'''Rancho Rincon de San Francisquito''' was a {{convert|8418|acre|km2|sing=on}} [[Ranchos of California|Mexican land grant]] in present day [[Santa Clara County, California]] given in 1841 by Governor [[Juan Alvarado]] to José Peña. The name means "corner or bend of the San Francisquito" referring to [[San Francisquito Creek]]. The grant extended along [[Matadero Creek]] to the hills and included the southern part of present day [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]] and the southern part of the [[Stanford |
'''Rancho Rincon de San Francisquito''' was a {{convert|8418|acre|km2|sing=on}} [[Ranchos of California|Mexican land grant]] in present day [[Santa Clara County, California]] given in 1841 by Governor [[Juan Alvarado]] to José Peña. The name means "corner or bend of the San Francisquito" referring to [[San Francisquito Creek]]. The grant extended along [[Matadero Creek]] to the hills and included the southern part of present day [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]] and the southern part of the [[Stanford University]] campus.<ref>[http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/hb796nb46z/?&brand=oac Diseño del Rancho Rincon de San Francisquito]</ref><ref>{{gnis| id = 234567| name = Rancho Rincon de San Francisquito}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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José Peña (1777–1852), an artilleryman at the [[Presidio of San Francisco]], received permission from the [[Mission Santa Clara de Asís|Mission Santa Clara]] in 1822 to occupy a square league of its pasture land. At some point,Peña went to Mexico, but returned in the |
José Peña (1777–1852), an artilleryman at the [[Presidio of San Francisco]], received permission from the [[Mission Santa Clara de Asís|Mission Santa Clara]] in 1822 to occupy a square league of its pasture land. At some point,Peña went to Mexico, but returned in the 1830s to reoccupy his property. In 1841, he applied for the land he had been using and was granted two square leagues by Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado. At the time, Peña was teaching school in the small community at Santa Clara.<ref>{{cite book |last=Hoover |first=Mildred B. |authorlink= |coauthors=Hero & Ethel Rensch, and William N. Abeloe |title=Historic Spots in California |year=1966 |publisher=Stanford University Press |quote= | url= |isbn=978-0804744829}}</ref> In 1847, Peña sold the entire the rancho, except for a small plot for himself, to Secundino Robles and his brother Teodoro. When Peña died in 1852, his widow Gertrudis Lorenzana (d.1865) remained owner of the adobe and its property, which a 1862 map shows near [[Lake Lagunita]]. |
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Secundino and his brother Teodoro Robles, bought Rancho Rincon de San Francisquito from José Peña in 1847. In 1824, Secundino Robles had discovered [[cinnabar]] deposits south of [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], when Ohlone Indians showed him where they retrieved their red-pigmented rock. By 1845, when these deposits proved to be rich in [[mercury (element)|quicksilver]], Secundino and Teodoro received cash and a one sixth share in Andres Castillero 's [[New Almaden]] Quicksilver Mine. Secundino Robles ( |
Secundino and his brother Teodoro Robles, bought Rancho Rincon de San Francisquito from José Peña in 1847. In 1824, Secundino Robles had discovered [[cinnabar]] deposits south of [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], when Ohlone Indians showed him where they retrieved their red-pigmented rock. By 1845, when these deposits proved to be rich in [[mercury (element)|quicksilver]], Secundino and Teodoro received cash and a one sixth share in Andres Castillero 's [[New Almaden]] Quicksilver Mine. Secundino Robles (1813–1890), born at [[Branciforte]], was not as wild as his brothers Nicolas, Avelino, Flugencio and Teodoro.<ref>Leon Rowland, 1980, ''Santa Cruz The Early Years (The Robles Boys)'', ISBN 9780934136044</ref> He married Maria Antonia Garcia(d.1897) in 1835, and raised a large family (Maria Antonia bore 29 children). In 1843, Secundino was employed as the Majordomo (foreman) of Mission Santa Clara, where he was joined by his brother, Teodoro.<ref>Phillip D. Tollner, 1957,''The History of the Robles Family in California''</ref> |
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A claim was filed with the [[Public Land Commission]] in 1852 and the grant was patented to Secundino and his brother Teodoro Robles in 1868.<ref>[http://www.slc.ca.gov/Misc_Pages/Historical/Surveyors_General/reports/Willey_1884_1886.pdf Report of the Surveyor General 1844 - 1886]</ref><ref>[http://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=hb109nb422&chunk.id=dsc-1.3.6&brand=oac United States. District Court (California : Northern District) Land Case 81 ND ]</ref> |
A claim was filed with the [[Public Land Commission]] in 1852 and the grant was patented to Secundino and his brother Teodoro Robles in 1868.<ref>[http://www.slc.ca.gov/Misc_Pages/Historical/Surveyors_General/reports/Willey_1884_1886.pdf Report of the Surveyor General 1844 - 1886]</ref><ref>[http://content.cdlib.org/view?docId=hb109nb422&chunk.id=dsc-1.3.6&brand=oac United States. District Court (California : Northern District) Land Case 81 ND ]</ref> |
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In 1853, Elisha O. Crosby bought {{convert|250|acre|km2|1}} from the Robles. Teodoro divorced his wife, Maria Rosalia Robles, in 1855, and lost half of his share of Rancho Rincon de San Francisquito in the divorce. Jeremiah Clarke of San Francisco purchased a portion of it from Maria Rosalia Robles in 1859. Frenchman Peter Coutts (Jean Baptiste Paulin Caperon) bought {{convert|1162|acre|km2|1}} from Jeremiah Clarke. Coutts suddenly returned to France in 1880, and [[Leland Stanford]] bought the property in 1882.<ref>Dorothy Regnery, 1981,"Coutts was no eccentric, history study shows'', Sandstone &Tile, Summer 1981, Stanford Historical Society Volume 5, No. 3</ref><ref>Douglas Clark,1931,''Leland Stanford'', Stanford University Press</ref> |
In 1853, Elisha O. Crosby bought {{convert|250|acre|km2|1}} from the Robles. Teodoro divorced his wife, Maria Rosalia Robles, in 1855, and lost half of his share of Rancho Rincon de San Francisquito in the divorce. Jeremiah Clarke of San Francisco purchased a portion of it from Maria Rosalia Robles in 1859. Frenchman Peter Coutts (Jean Baptiste Paulin Caperon) bought {{convert|1162|acre|km2|1}} from Jeremiah Clarke. Coutts suddenly returned to France in 1880, and [[Leland Stanford]] bought the property in 1882.<ref>Dorothy Regnery, 1981,"Coutts was no eccentric, history study shows'', Sandstone &Tile, Summer 1981, Stanford Historical Society Volume 5, No. 3</ref><ref>Douglas Clark,1931,''Leland Stanford'', Stanford University Press</ref> |
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Secundino traded {{convert|500|acre|km2|1}} of his rancho to Jeremiah Clarke for a span of horses and a buggy. By 1859 much of the Robles' land had been sold to meet the combined expenses of legal fees, Teodoro's gambling debts and Secundino's overly generous hospitality, as well as, the expense in raising so many children. Secundino died penniless in 1890.<ref>Pamela Gullard and Nancy Lund, 1989, ''History of Palo Alto: The Early Years'', Scottwall Associates, ISBN |
Secundino traded {{convert|500|acre|km2|1}} of his rancho to Jeremiah Clarke for a span of horses and a buggy. By 1859 much of the Robles' land had been sold to meet the combined expenses of legal fees, Teodoro's gambling debts and Secundino's overly generous hospitality, as well as, the expense in raising so many children. Secundino died penniless in 1890.<ref>Pamela Gullard and Nancy Lund, 1989, ''History of Palo Alto: The Early Years'', Scottwall Associates, ISBN 9780942087048</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 15:58, 31 January 2010
Rancho Rincon de San Francisquito was a 8,418-acre (34.07 km2) Mexican land grant in present day Santa Clara County, California given in 1841 by Governor Juan Alvarado to José Peña. The name means "corner or bend of the San Francisquito" referring to San Francisquito Creek. The grant extended along Matadero Creek to the hills and included the southern part of present day Palo Alto and the southern part of the Stanford University campus.[1][2]
History
José Peña (1777–1852), an artilleryman at the Presidio of San Francisco, received permission from the Mission Santa Clara in 1822 to occupy a square league of its pasture land. At some point,Peña went to Mexico, but returned in the 1830s to reoccupy his property. In 1841, he applied for the land he had been using and was granted two square leagues by Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado. At the time, Peña was teaching school in the small community at Santa Clara.[3] In 1847, Peña sold the entire the rancho, except for a small plot for himself, to Secundino Robles and his brother Teodoro. When Peña died in 1852, his widow Gertrudis Lorenzana (d.1865) remained owner of the adobe and its property, which a 1862 map shows near Lake Lagunita.
Secundino and his brother Teodoro Robles, bought Rancho Rincon de San Francisquito from José Peña in 1847. In 1824, Secundino Robles had discovered cinnabar deposits south of San Jose, when Ohlone Indians showed him where they retrieved their red-pigmented rock. By 1845, when these deposits proved to be rich in quicksilver, Secundino and Teodoro received cash and a one sixth share in Andres Castillero 's New Almaden Quicksilver Mine. Secundino Robles (1813–1890), born at Branciforte, was not as wild as his brothers Nicolas, Avelino, Flugencio and Teodoro.[4] He married Maria Antonia Garcia(d.1897) in 1835, and raised a large family (Maria Antonia bore 29 children). In 1843, Secundino was employed as the Majordomo (foreman) of Mission Santa Clara, where he was joined by his brother, Teodoro.[5]
A claim was filed with the Public Land Commission in 1852 and the grant was patented to Secundino and his brother Teodoro Robles in 1868.[6][7]
In 1853, Elisha O. Crosby bought 250 acres (1.0 km2) from the Robles. Teodoro divorced his wife, Maria Rosalia Robles, in 1855, and lost half of his share of Rancho Rincon de San Francisquito in the divorce. Jeremiah Clarke of San Francisco purchased a portion of it from Maria Rosalia Robles in 1859. Frenchman Peter Coutts (Jean Baptiste Paulin Caperon) bought 1,162 acres (4.7 km2) from Jeremiah Clarke. Coutts suddenly returned to France in 1880, and Leland Stanford bought the property in 1882.[8][9] Secundino traded 500 acres (2.0 km2) of his rancho to Jeremiah Clarke for a span of horses and a buggy. By 1859 much of the Robles' land had been sold to meet the combined expenses of legal fees, Teodoro's gambling debts and Secundino's overly generous hospitality, as well as, the expense in raising so many children. Secundino died penniless in 1890.[10]
References
- ^ Diseño del Rancho Rincon de San Francisquito
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rancho Rincon de San Francisquito
- ^ Hoover, Mildred B. (1966). Historic Spots in California. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0804744829.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Leon Rowland, 1980, Santa Cruz The Early Years (The Robles Boys), ISBN 9780934136044
- ^ Phillip D. Tollner, 1957,The History of the Robles Family in California
- ^ Report of the Surveyor General 1844 - 1886
- ^ United States. District Court (California : Northern District) Land Case 81 ND
- ^ Dorothy Regnery, 1981,"Coutts was no eccentric, history study shows, Sandstone &Tile, Summer 1981, Stanford Historical Society Volume 5, No. 3
- ^ Douglas Clark,1931,Leland Stanford, Stanford University Press
- ^ Pamela Gullard and Nancy Lund, 1989, History of Palo Alto: The Early Years, Scottwall Associates, ISBN 9780942087048