Rancho Jurupa
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Rancho Jurupa was a 40,569-acre Mexican land grant in California, United States, that is divided by the present-day counties of Riverside and San Bernardino. The land was granted to Juan Bandini by Go
Louis Rubidoux Home in 1897
Benjamin Davis Wilson
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Benjamin Davis Wilson, commonly known as Don Benito Wilson, was an American-Mexican politician, fur trapper, and ranchero of California. Born in Tennessee to parents from Virginia, Wilson eventually s
Rancho Jurupa
…of West Riverside, now known as Rubidoux. In 1843, Bandini sold approximately 1½ square leagues (6,750 acres) of the original Rancho Jurupa grant to Benjamin Wilson. A year later, Wilson sold this property to Isaac Williams, grantee of Rancho Santa Ana del Chino, and James Johnson. Williams and Johnson then sold…
Benjamin Davis Wilson, c. 1875
Cattle brand of Benjamin Davis Wilson