Ranchos of California
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The ranchos of California were concessions and land grants in what was then known as Alta California, made by the Spanish and Mexican governments between 1775 and 1846. The Spanish concessions of land
Pacheco Adobe, built 1835 by Salvio Pacheco on Rancho Monte del Diablo
The Guajome Adobe, built 1852–53 as the seat of Rancho Guajome
Manuel Domínguez built Domínguez Adobe on Rancho San Pedro in 1826.
The Flores Adobe was built 1838–45 by Governor José María Flores on Rancho San Pascual.
The Mexican Secularization Act of 1833, officially called the Decree for the Secularization of the Missions of California, was an act passed by the Congress of the Union of the First Mexican Republic
Ranchos of California
…coast around San Francisco Bay, inland along the Sacramento River, and within the San Joaquin Valley. When the Missions were secularized per the Mexican Secularization Act of 1833, a secular administrator ("mayor domo") was installed at each Mission to dispose of property not essential to support the religious functions of the…
St. Carlos, near Monterey, c. 1792
Mission San Juan Capistrano
Governor José Figueroa
Mission Santa Bárbara