José Calistro
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José Calistro was the last chief of the Coast Miwok
community who resided at Rancho Nicasio
, which was once a Native American rancho that stretched from present-day Nicasio, California
to Tomales Bay
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In 1870, he secured the deed to 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) of land at Halleck Creek, what was left of the original Rancho, for his community of 500 people to live.
Coast Miwok
The Coast Miwok were the second largest group of Miwok Native American people. The Coast Miwok inhabited the general area of modern Marin County and southern Sonoma County in Northern California, from the Golden Gate north to Duncans Point and eastward to Sonoma Creek...
community who resided at Rancho Nicasio
Rancho Nicasio
Rancho Nicasio was a Mexican land grant of granted to the Coast Miwok indigenous people in 1835, located in the present-day Marin County, California, a tract of land that stretched from San Geronimo to Tomales Bay...
, which was once a Native American rancho that stretched from present-day Nicasio, California
Nicasio, California
Nicasio is a census-designated place in Marin County, California. It is located west-southwest of Novato, at an elevation of 194 feet . The population was 96 at the 2010 census....
to Tomales Bay
Tomales Bay
Tomales Bay is a long narrow inlet of the Pacific Ocean in Marin County in northern California in the United States. It is approximately 15 miles long and averages nearly 1.0 miles wide, effectively separating the Point Reyes Peninsula from the mainland of Marin County. It is located...
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In 1870, he secured the deed to 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) of land at Halleck Creek, what was left of the original Rancho, for his community of 500 people to live.