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Rancho La Brea
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Rancho La Brea was a 4,439-acre Mexican land grant in present-day Los Angeles County, California, United States, given in 1828 to Antonio Jose Rocha and Nemisio Dominguez by José Antonio Carrillo, the
The fauna of Rancho La Brea, by John C. Merriam[clarification needed]
The fauna of Rancho La Brea, by John C. Merriam[clarification needed]
Henry Hancock
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Henry Hancock was a lawyer and a land surveyor working in California in the 1850s. He was the owner of Rancho La Brea, which included the La Brea Tar Pits.
Rancho La Brea
…José Jorge Rocha, and Josefa de la Merced de Jordan with the Public Land Commission in 1852, but it was rejected in 1860. As a lawyer and surveyor, Henry Hancock worked for the Rocha family to aid them with their efforts to prove their claim to Rancho La Brea. The Rochas finally won their claim (the grant was…
Henry Hancock's portrait and signature from a book published in 1921
Henry Hancock's portrait and signature from a book published in 1921