Ayala, Juan P. Document of land grant title, 3 April 1846

Item — Folder: 10

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection of historic documents dating between 1796 and 1855 relates primarily to the Ortega family of Santa Barbara. The documents include legal and financial letters and notices, title documents, and receipts relating to the property and finances of Jose Francisco Ortega and his heirs. Also included is a baptismal certificate for Maria Magdalena Josefa Cota. Especially noteworthy are the itemized list of all cattle, horses, and mules from Rancho del Refugio and the land grant title for the rancho with conditions of use, as established by the Mexican government.

Transcriptions and translations of all the documents were made by Ruth Adams, Elaine Miller, and Amelia Acosta.

Dates

3 April 1846

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to researchers.

Extent

From the Collection: 11 Folders

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian

Additional Description

Physical Description

3 p. legal size

General

Copy of original document which certifies granting of land at Refugio to Don Antonio Maria Ortega and Dona Magdalena Cota de Ortega and explains the conditions of its use. Original, dated 1 August 1834 and recorded in land grant title book in Monterey, signed by Jose Figueroa and Agustin Vicente Zamorano Serio. Copy signed by Ayala, Juan Camarillo and Joaquin de la Guerra.