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 Jocelyn Jean (J. J.) Bowden's unpublished 1969 six volume Master's Thesis "Private Land Claims in the Southwest" available to view on microfilm at the NM State Archive, or in bound form at the NM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

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

Salina, La (Salt Lake or H. Voelker)

SG 161 (29/731)

Simon Prado

1/5/1864

State of Texas

640

San Acasio

PLC 158 (49/721-728)

213

Socorro

18,000

San Antonio de Isleta, Pueblo of (Ysleta, Rancho de)

PLC 33 (35/1657-eor)

4-14

Pueblo of San Antonio de Ysleta

8/31/1828

Hispano grazing

Gov Jose Antonio Arce of Chihuahua, and Cont. Congress of Chihuahua

Otero, El Paso TX & Hudspeth TX

823,608

San Antonio de las Huertas

SG 144 (26/908) PLC 90 (43/027), 269

1300

Andres Aragon et al

12/31/1767

Hispano community

Gov Pedro Fermín de Mendinueta

Sandoval

130,000

4,763

San Antonio del Rio Colorado (Rafael Archuleta)

SG 76 (20/1223) PLC 4 (33/521)

898-903

Rafael Archuleta et al

1/8/1842

Hispano community

Prefect Juan Andrés Archuleta

Taos

18,955

San Antonito (Antonita, Cristóbal Jaramillo)

SG F 77 (31/173) PLC 27 (35/1176)

1728-1732

Juan Jose Garcia, Gaspar Atencio & 25 others

3/24/1840

Hispano community

Antonio Sandoval, Perfect of Bernalillo

Bernalillo

32,000

San Clemente Tract

SG 67 (20/238) PLC 64 (40/418)

1624

Ana de Sandoval y Manzanares

7/13/1716

Hispano private

Gov Felix Martinez

Valencia

89,403

37,099

San Cristóbal (Domingo Fernandez)

SG 110 (23/775-830)

915-919

Severino Martinez

8/4/1815

Hispano private

Gov Alberto Maynes

Taos

5,000

San Cristóbal Pueblo

SG U (7/391-397)

Pueblo of San Cristóbal

9/25/1689

Pueblo community

Santa Fe

San Diego, Cañon de (José Miguel García et al.)

SG 25 (16/068-201) PLC 100 (44/299)

1370

Jose Antonio Miguel Garcia et al.

3/6/1798

Hispano community

Gov Fernando Chacon

Sandoval

116,286

116,286

San Felipe Pueblo (Katishya)

SG E (7/065-079)

1263-1266

Pueblo of San Felipe

9/20/1689

Pueblo Cruzate

Domingo Jironza Petroz de Cruzate

Sandoval

34,766

San Ildefonso Pueblo

SG M (7/202-206)

539-549

Pueblo of San Ildefonso

Pueblo community

Santa Fé

17,292

San Isidro, Town of

SG 24 (16/006-067)

1340

Antonio Armenta et al

5/14/1786

Hispano community

Gov Juan Bautista de Anza

Sandoval

11,476

11,476

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

San Marcos Pueblo (San Marcos Springs)

SG 102 (23/006) PLC 22 (35/054)

437-451

Antonio Urban Mantaño

6/15/1754

Hispano private

Gov Tomás Veléz Cachupín

Santa Fé

1,895

1,895

San Miguel del Vado (Bado)

SG 119 (24/595-740) PLC 25 (35/654), 60, 198

734-744

Lorenzo Marquez & 51 others

11/25/1794

Hispano community

Gov Don Fernandes Chacon

San Miguel

315,300

5,147

San Pedro

SG 14 (14/006-140)

467

Jesus Miera

8/22/1839

Hispano private

Gov Manuel Armijo & Provencial Deputation

Santa Fé, Sandoval & Bernalillo

31,594

31,594

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

Sanchez, Juan José (Blaza Alverez de Sanchez)

PLC 280 (54/936-1014)

48-53

Juan José Sanchez

6/29/1853

Hispano emigration

Guadalupe Miranda, Comr. of Emigration

Doña Ana

4,428

Sandia Pueblo

SG P (7/223-2

1315-1320

Pueblo of Sandia

5/14/1748

Pueblo community

Gov Jaoquin Codallos y Rabal

Sandoval & Bernalillo

23,922

Sangre de Cristo

SG 4 (12/683)

885-891

Luis Lee & Narciso Beaubien

12/30/1843

Hispano quasi-community

Gov Manuel Armijo

Taos, Colfax & Colorado: Costilla

998,780

Sanguijuela

PLC 170 (50/006-197)

767-770

Jose de Jesus Ulibarri & 3 others

5/8/1842

Hispano private

Gov Manuel Armijo

San Miguel

20,000

Santa Ana Pueblo

SG T (7/312-340)

1321-1324

Pueblo Santa Ana

Pueblo community

Sandoval

17,360

Santa Barbara

SG 114 (23/1234) PLC 96 (43/729)

993-997

Valentin Martin et al

1/11/1796

Hispano community

Gov Fernando Chacón

Taos

31,084

31,084

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

Santa Fe, Town of

SG 88 (21/1326) PLC 19 (34/1573), 80

324

Inhabitants of Santa Fe

Hispano community

Santa Fé

17,361

17,361

Santa Fé Cañón

PLC 199 (51/545-566)

654

Santa Fé

6,000

Santa Rita del Cobre (Santa Rita Mine)

SG F 107 (31/528) SG F 194 (31 801)

1736-1758

Lt Col Jose Manuel Carrasco

6/30/1801

Hispano mining

Douncement of Mining Claim

Grants

Santa Rosa de Cubero

PLC 267 (53/712-911)

1273

Bartolome Fernandez et al

1/1/1805

Sandoval

5,000

1,945

Santa Teresa (Rancho de)

SG 111 (23/831) PLC 168 (49/1164)

25-48

Francisco Garcia

1/20/1768

Hispano private

Lt Gov Neuva Viscaya

Doña Ana

17,712

8,478

Santa Teresa de Jesus

PLC 23 (35/109-269)

Joaquin Mestas

1/20/1768

Gov Pedro Fermín de Mendinueta

Bernalillo?

3,632

Santiago Boné (Maria Cleofes Boné)

SG F 206 (30/956) PLC 62 (40/163)

770-775

Santigo Boné

9/28/1835

Hispano private

Gov Albino Perez

San Miguel & Mora

6,000

Santiago Ramírez (Peñasco Largo)

SG 136 (25/1120) PLC 122 (45/1222), 148

648

Santiago Ramirez

7/8/1744

Hispano private

Joaquin Codallos y Rabal

Santa Fé

6,165

472

Santo Domingo de Cundiyo (José Antonio Vigil)

PLC 211 (52/479)

613

Joseph Isidro de Mendoza et al

9/12/1743

Gov & Capt Gen. Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza

Santa Fé

2,137

2,137

Santo Domingo Pueblo

SG H (7/099-170)

1260-1263

Pueblo of Santo Domingo

Pueblo Cruzate

Domingo Jironza Petroz de Cruzate

Santa Fé & Sandoval

92,398

49,834

Santo Domingo & San Felipe (Pueblos)

SG 142 (26/527) PLC 134 (46/547), 184,5

1266-1272

Inhabitants of the Pueblos

9/10/1770

Pueblo community

Gov Pedro Fermín de Mendinueta

Sandoval

40,000

1,070

Santo Tomas de Iturbide (Yturbide)

SG 139 (26/006) PLC 137 (46/744,47/006)

77-88

Colonists of Santo Tomas de Iturbe

8/3/1853

Hispano emigration

Guadalupe Miranda, Comr. of Emigration

Doña Ana

10,000

9,622

Santo Toribio de Jeméz

PLC 256 (53/330-342)

Bernalillo?

100,000

Sapori Land & Mining Co.

PLC 201 (51/582)

Hispano mining

Sebastian de Vargas (Arroyo Hondo)

SG 137 (25/1286) PLC 6 (33/745

309

Sebastian de Vargas

1/1/1728

Hispano private

Santa Fé

42,000

13,434

Sedillo & Antonio Gutiérrez, Joaquín (Antonio Sedillo, Bosque de los Pinos)

PLC 274, 275 (54/112-251)

1617-1623

Antonio Gutierrez

11/5/1716

Hispano private & Pueblo Purchased

Gov Felix Martinez

Valencia

22,636

22,636

Serrillos, Sitio de Los (Cerrillos )

PLC 79 (41/1232-eor)

515

Cleto de Miera & Pedro Bautista Pino

1/24/1788

Gov Don Fernando Concha

Santa Fé

572

572

Sevilleta, Town of (Cevilleta)

SG 95 (22/934) PLC 55 (38/1216)

189

Carlos Gabaldon et al

5/29/1819

Hispano community

Facundo Melgares

Socorro

272,193

261,187

Sierra Mosca (Gaspar Ortiz)

SG 87 (21/1283) SG 174 (31/762)

619

Vicente Duran de Armijo

10/5/1739

Hispano private

Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza

Santa Fé

Sierra Mosca (Juan Luis Ortiz)

SG 75 (20/1059) PLC 87 (42/1161)

619

Juan Luis Ortiz

6/4/1846

Hispano private

Gov Manuel Armijo

Santa Fé

33,250

Socorro, Town of

SG 107 (23/392) PLC 13(34/995), 127

174

Settlers of San Miguel de Socorro

1/1/1815

Hispano community

Gov Alberto Marquez

Socorro

843,259

17,371

Sutton, José (Añil Spring , Ojo de Añil)

SG 45 (17/885) PLC 143 (48/679)

658-665

Jose Sutton

3/14/1848

Hispano private

Gov Manuel Armijo

Guadalupe & San Miguel

69,448

Tacubaya, El

PLC 239 (53/006-013)

282

Santa Fé

3,000

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

Tafoya 1, Felipe

PLC 187 (50/671-688)

408

Santa Fé

500

Tafoya 2, Felipe (Nuestra Senora del Pilar)

SG 99 (22/1362) PLC 67 (41/194), 187

1481-1491

Felipe Tafoya et al

6/20/1767

Hispano private

Gov Pedro Fermín de Mendinueta

McKinley

22,578

12,340

Tajique, Town of

SG 21 (15/576-607)

250

Manuel Sanchez

3/17/1834

Hispano community

Francisco Sarracino

Torrance

7,185

7,185

Talaya Hill

SG F 86 (31/251) PLC 116 (45/919)

354

Manuel Trujillo

1/1/1731

Hispano private

Cruzate y Gongra

Santa Fé

1,241

319

Taos Pueblo

SG I (7/171) SANM I (6/1639)

957-964

Pueblo of Taos

4/18/1816

Pueblo community

Gov Alberto Maynez

Taos

17,360

Tapia, Tomás

PLC 189 (50/702-721)

406

Santa Fé

500

Tecolote, Town of

SG 7 (13/006-309)

730-744

Salvador Montoya & 5 others

10/19/1824

Hispano community

Gov Bartolome Baca & Provincial Deputation

San Miguel

48,123

48,123

Tenorio, Manuel

PLC 188 (50/689)

375

Santa Fé

600

Tesuque Pueblo

SG L (7/197-201)

634-636

Pueblo of Tesuque

Pueblo community

Santa Fé

17,471

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

Tomé, Town of

SG 2 (12/486-563)

1659

Juan Barela et al

7/30/1739

Hispano community

Don Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza

Valencia

121,594

121,594

Torreon, Town of

SG 22 (15/608-648)

247

Nerio Antonio Montoya

3/3/1841

Hispano community

Antonio Sandoval, Prefect

Torrance

14,146

14,146

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

Trigos, Los

SG 8 (13/310-522)

744-751

Francisco Trujillo et al

7/30/1814

Hispano private

Ayunamiento of Santa Fe

San Miguel

12,545

7,342

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

Uña de Gato (Salvador Bernal, Tomas Lopez)

SG 94 (22/499)

839-845

Salvador Vernal et al

7/4/1839

Hispano private

Gov Manuel Armijo

Colfax

Valdez, Domingo (Baldes)

SG 141 (26/480) PLC 49 (38/433)

399

Domingo Valdez

6/5/1742

Hispano private

Gov Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza

Santa Fé

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

Verientes de Navajó (Rafael Armijo, Rancho Cañada de los Alamos)

SG F 195 (31/829) PLC 270 (53/1016)

1471

Sandoval, McKinley & Valencia

11,480

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

Zia Pueblo

SG O (7/212-222)

1325-1327

Pueblo of Zia

9/20/1689

Pueblo Cruzate

Domingo Jironza Petroz de Cruzate

Sandoval

17,514

Zia Pueblos, Santa Ana, Jemez &

SG TT (7/341-390)

1327-1333

Pueblos of Santa Ana, Jemez & Zia

9/28/1766

Pueblo grazing

Gov Tomás Veléz Cachupín

Sandoval

382,849

Zuni Pueblo

SG V (7/398-eor)

1496-1500

Pueblo of Zuni

9/23/1689

Pueblo Cruzate

Domingo Jironza Petroz de Cruzate

McKinley

244,222

Grant Name

Sources

Bowden

Grantee

Date

Type Grant

Grantor

County

Claimed
Acres

Confirmed
Acres

Grants A-J | Grants L-R | Grants S-Z | Grants by County | Explanation of Types of Grants