Rancho El Rincon (Arellanes)
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Rancho El Rincon was a 4460 acres (18 km²) Mexican land grant
in present day Santa Barbara County
and Ventura County, California
given in 1835 by Governor José Figueroa
to Teodoro Arellanes. "Rincon" means "corner" in Spanish. The grant extended along the Pacific coast at the Santa Barbara and Ventura County line and encompassed Rincon Point, Rincon State Beach and present day La Conchita
.
when he was married to María Sirilda Procopia Ruiz in 1802. After she died, he married the widow Maria Josefa Rodriguez (-1851) in 1812. Teodoro Arellanes was granted the one square league Rancho El Rincon in 1835, and Rancho Guadalupe
in 1840.
With the cession
of California to the United States following the Mexican-American War, the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho El Rincon was filed with the Public Land Commission
in 1852, and the grant was patented
to Teodoro Arellanes in 1872.
In 1855, Arellanes gave his son-in-law Dr. Matthew H. Biggs, who married daughter Maria de Jesus Arellanes in 1853. In 1882 Biggs sold the rancho to Benigno Gutierrez (-1902), his former business partner, and Dr. Charles B. Bates.
Ranchos of California
The Spanish, and later the Méxican government encouraged settlement of territory now known as California by the establishment of large land grants called ranchos, from which the English ranch is derived. Devoted to raising cattle and sheep, the owners of the ranchos attempted to pattern themselves...
in present day Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara County, California
Santa Barbara County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, on the Pacific coast. As of 2010 the county had a population of 423,895. The county seat is Santa Barbara and the largest city is Santa Maria.-History:...
and Ventura County, California
Ventura County, California
Ventura County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. It is located on California's Pacific coast. It is often referred to as the Gold Coast, and has a reputation of being one of the safest populated places and one of the most affluent places in the country...
given in 1835 by Governor José Figueroa
José Figueroa
General José Figueroa , was a General and the Mexican territorial Governor of Alta California from 1833 to 1835.Figueroa oversaw the initial secularization of the missions of upper California, which included the expulsion of the Spanish Franciscan mission officials.This also involved the issuing of...
to Teodoro Arellanes. "Rincon" means "corner" in Spanish. The grant extended along the Pacific coast at the Santa Barbara and Ventura County line and encompassed Rincon Point, Rincon State Beach and present day La Conchita
La Conchita, California
La Conchita is a small unincorporated community in western Ventura County, California, on U.S. Route 101 just southeast of the Santa Barbara county line...
.
History
José Teodoro Arellanes (1782-1858), he was a soldier at the Presidio of Santa BarbaraPresidio of Santa Barbara
The El Presidio Real de Santa Bárbara, also known as the Royal Presidio of Santa Barbara, was a military installation in Santa Barbara, California. It was built by Spain in 1782, with the mission of defending the Second Military District in California...
when he was married to María Sirilda Procopia Ruiz in 1802. After she died, he married the widow Maria Josefa Rodriguez (-1851) in 1812. Teodoro Arellanes was granted the one square league Rancho El Rincon in 1835, and Rancho Guadalupe
Rancho Guadalupe
Rancho Guadalupe was a Mexican land grant in present day northwestern Santa Barbara County and southwestern San Luis Obispo County, California given in 1840 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to Diego Olivera and Teodoro Arellanes...
in 1840.
With the cession
Mexican Cession
The Mexican Cession of 1848 is a historical name in the United States for the region of the present day southwestern United States that Mexico ceded to the U.S...
of California to the United States following the Mexican-American War, the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is the peace treaty, largely dictated by the United States to the interim government of a militarily occupied Mexico City, that ended the Mexican-American War on February 2, 1848...
provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho El Rincon was filed with the Public Land Commission
Public Land Commission
The Public Land Commission, a former agency of the United States government, was created following the admission of California as a state in 1850 . The Commission's purpose was to determine the validity of prior Spanish and Mexican land grants in California.California Senator William M...
in 1852, and the grant was patented
Land patent
A land patent is a land grant made patent by the sovereign lord over the land in question. To make a such a grant “patent”, such a sovereign lord must document the land grant, securely sign and seal the document and openly publish the same to the public for all to see...
to Teodoro Arellanes in 1872.
In 1855, Arellanes gave his son-in-law Dr. Matthew H. Biggs, who married daughter Maria de Jesus Arellanes in 1853. In 1882 Biggs sold the rancho to Benigno Gutierrez (-1902), his former business partner, and Dr. Charles B. Bates.