Rancho Paraje de Sanchez

36°28′12″N 121°27′36″W / 36.47000°N 121.46000°W / 36.47000; -121.46000CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyMonterey County, USA

Rancho Paraje de Sanchez (also called "Rancho Punta del Monte") was a 6,584-acre (26.64 km²) Mexican land grant in the Salinas Valley, in present day Monterey County, California. It was given in 1839 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to Francisco Lugo.^[1]

The grant extended between the Sierra de Salinas (mountains) and the south bank of the Salinas River, across from the Rancho Rincon de la Puente del Monte of Teodoro Gonzalez.^{[2] [3]}

History

Francisco Lugo was granted the one and one half square league Rancho Paraje de Sanchez in 1939.

With the cession of California to the United States following the Mexican-American War, the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho Paraje de Sanchez was filed with the Public Land Commission in 1853,^[4][5] and the grant was patented to Juana Briones de Lugo et al. in 1866.^[6]

Francisco Soberanes, who inherited Rancho Ex-Mission Soledad, later purchased the adjoining Rancho Paraje de Sanchez.^{[citation needed]}

In 1872, Honoré Escolle purchased 1,400 acres (570 ha) of land in Rancho Paraje de Sanchez. He spent a large sum of money to improve it by planting 50 acres (20 ha) in fruit trees. He had a residence on this ranch where he lived with his family.^[7]

See also

• Ranchos of California
• List of Ranchos of California

References