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Description
Mounted copy of Ralph Rambo's reproduction of the Rancho Santa Teresa diseno, original 1834. "Exact copy of an 1834 diseno from archives of San Jose Historic Landmarks Commission (Translations Added)." "Facsimile of a diseno of the Rancho Santa Teresa located about eight miles south of San Jose, bisected then as now by the El Camino Real. This 1834 diseno or map was drawn to accompany a textual description made up of boundaries simply defined by natural landmarks such as rocks, creeks and trees. These credentials formed a petition to the Mexican government asking for legalized ownership. Don Joaquin Bernal applied for a square league or 4438 acres. In later years an accurate survey revealed his ownership of 9647.13 acres! The rancho was well developed with yearly brandings of as many as 5000 head of cattle. There were four adobes, cultivated fields, an orchard, a vineyard and the famous Santa Teresa Spring, still flowing. Today the original rancho boundaries of this typical California Don cover the entire Edenvale-Coyote region marked with such developments as IBM, Frontier Village and a steadily engulfing sea of tract homes."
Type
image
Identifier
6F02F59C-D209-4205-B872-291429935480 1997-373-77
Subject
Land grants Maps Rancho Santa Teresa (Calif.) (LCSH) Nineteenth century (LCSH)
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