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Rancho San Pablo was a land grant given in 1823 by Governor Luís Antonio Argüello
Luis Antonio Argüello

Luis Antonio Arg?ello was the first native List of pre-statehood governors of California of Alta California from 1822 to 1825, during the period California was under Mexican rule, twelfth overall....
 to Francisco Castro
Víctor Castro

Don V?ctor Ram?n Castro was a landowner of Rancho San Pablo, Alta California, M?xico which later became part of Contra Costa County, California, California, USA....
, a former soldier at the San Francisco Presidio and one-time alcalde of the Pueblo of San José
San Jose, California

San Jose or San Jos? is the List of cities in California city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States....
.

land had previously been grazing land for cattle belonging to the Misión Dolores, but was secularized by the new Mexican republic. The land grant covered what is now Richmond
Richmond, California

Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 7, 1905., El Cerrito Historical Society, June 2007, retrieved August 15, 2007 It is located in the East Bay , part of the San Francisco Bay Area....
, San Pablo
San Pablo, California

San Pablo is a city in Contra Costa County, California, California, United States. The city of Richmond, CA nearly surrounds the whole city. The population was 30,215 at the 2000 census....
, El Sobrante
El Sobrante, California

El Sobrante is a census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, California, United States. The population was 12,260 at the 2000 census....
, and Pinole
Pinole, California

Pinole is a city in Contra Costa County, California, California, United States. The population was 19,039 at the 2000 census. It is one of many small ?bedroom community? along the Interstate 80 corridor in Western Contra Costa County, California....
 in western Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County, California

Contra Costa County is a primarily suburban list of California counties in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2006, the US Census Bureau estimated it had a population of 1,024,319....


Francisco Castro lived there until his death in 1831.






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Rancho San Pablo was a land grant given in 1823 by Governor Luís Antonio Argüello
Luis Antonio Argüello

Luis Antonio Arg?ello was the first native List of pre-statehood governors of California of Alta California from 1822 to 1825, during the period California was under Mexican rule, twelfth overall....
 to Francisco Castro
Víctor Castro

Don V?ctor Ram?n Castro was a landowner of Rancho San Pablo, Alta California, M?xico which later became part of Contra Costa County, California, California, USA....
, a former soldier at the San Francisco Presidio and one-time alcalde of the Pueblo of San José
San Jose, California

San Jose or San Jos? is the List of cities in California city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States....
.

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The land had previously been grazing land for cattle belonging to the Misión Dolores, but was secularized by the new Mexican republic. The land grant covered what is now Richmond
Richmond, California

Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 7, 1905., El Cerrito Historical Society, June 2007, retrieved August 15, 2007 It is located in the East Bay , part of the San Francisco Bay Area....
, San Pablo
San Pablo, California

San Pablo is a city in Contra Costa County, California, California, United States. The city of Richmond, CA nearly surrounds the whole city. The population was 30,215 at the 2000 census....
, El Sobrante
El Sobrante, California

El Sobrante is a census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, California, United States. The population was 12,260 at the 2000 census....
, and Pinole
Pinole, California

Pinole is a city in Contra Costa County, California, California, United States. The population was 19,039 at the 2000 census. It is one of many small ?bedroom community? along the Interstate 80 corridor in Western Contra Costa County, California....
 in western Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County, California

Contra Costa County is a primarily suburban list of California counties in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2006, the US Census Bureau estimated it had a population of 1,024,319....


Francisco Castro lived there until his death in 1831. Governor of Mexican Alta California
Alta California

Alta California was formed in 1804 when the Las Californias, then a part of the Commandancy General of the Provincias Internas in the Viceroyalty of New Spain, was divided in two, along a line separating the Franciscan missions in the north from the Dominican Order missions in the south....
, Juan Alvarado, married one of the Castro daughters in 1839. After his term as governor was completed, they retired to her family property in Rancho San Pablo.

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  • Ranchos of California
    Ranchos of California

    The Spanish, and later the Mexican, government encouraged settlement of Alta California by the establishment of large land grants, which were turned into ranchos, devoted to the raising of cattle and sheep....
  • San Pablo, California
    San Pablo, California

    San Pablo is a city in Contra Costa County, California, California, United States. The city of Richmond, CA nearly surrounds the whole city. The population was 30,215 at the 2000 census....