The Boronda family patriarch, Manuel Boronda (1750-1826) accompanied Junípero Serra’s second expedition to Alta California. By 1790, Boronda was stationed at the Presidio of San Francisco and married Maria Gertrudis Higuera (1776-). The three sons of Manuel and Gertrudis Boronda were: José Canuto Boronda (1792-); José Eusebio Boronda (1801-) grantee of Rancho Rincon de Sanjon; and José Manuel Boronda (1803-1878), grantee of Rancho Los Laureles.
José Canuto Boronda was a soldier at Monterey and Missions San Antonio, San Miguel and San Juan Bautista. He married Francisca Castro and they had nine children. He "apparently" received the one square league Rancho Potrero de San Luis Obispo land grant in about 1842. His daughter Maria Concepcion "Chona" Boronda (1820-1906) received the patent in 1870. She married Oliver Deleissegues, a French sea captain, and after his death she married Jose Maria Munoz, an attorney in 1851.
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 Potrero de San Luis Obispo was filed with the Public Land Commission in 1853,[3] and the grant was patented to María Concepción Boronda in 1870.[4]
In 1854, Francisco Estevan Quintana (1809–1880) purchased Rancho Potrero de San Luis Obispo from Maria Concepcion "Chona" Boronda Munoz. After visiting Alta California in 1839 and 1841, Quintana bought a ranch near in the vicinity of Paso Robles. In 1843 he left with a party from New Mexico with his family and livestock, traveling over the Old Spanish Trail to the San Bernardino Valley, then on to San Luis Obispo in 1844. There he served as alcalde of San Luis Obispo in 1845 and 1849.[5]
In 1880, Estevan's wife, Maria de Guadalupe Lujan Quintana inherited the ranch house and surrounding farm lands on the Rancho Potrero. Half of the rancho went to the heirs of his deceased daughter Manuela, minor children of her husband Dolores Herrera: sons Francisco, Estevan and Benito Herrera and daughters Dolores and Hellena Herrera.[5]
^Ogden Hoffman, 1862, Reports of Land Cases Determined in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Numa Hubert, San Francisco
^United States. District Court (California : Southern District) Land Case 304 SD
^Report of the Surveyor General 1844 - 1886 2013-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ abThe Biography of Francisco Estevan Quintana (1801--1880) and Maria de Guadalupe Lujan (1809--1884) by Donald Rivara, Copyright January 2, 2009 by Don Rivara from oldmorrobay.com accessed July 18, 2017
rancho, potrero, luis, obispo, acre, mexican, land, grant, present, luis, obispo, county, california, given, 1842, governor, juan, alvarado, maría, concepción, boronda, potrero, means, pasture, spanish, grant, north, present, luis, obispo, encompassed, poly, l. Rancho Potrero de San Luis Obispo was a 3 506 acre 14 19 km2 Mexican land grant in present day San Luis Obispo County California given in 1842 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Maria Concepcion Boronda 1 Potrero means pasture in Spanish The grant was north of present day San Luis Obispo and encompassed Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 2 History EditThe Boronda family patriarch Manuel Boronda 1750 1826 accompanied Junipero Serra s second expedition to Alta California By 1790 Boronda was stationed at the Presidio of San Francisco and married Maria Gertrudis Higuera 1776 The three sons of Manuel and Gertrudis Boronda were Jose Canuto Boronda 1792 Jose Eusebio Boronda 1801 grantee of Rancho Rincon de Sanjon and Jose Manuel Boronda 1803 1878 grantee of Rancho Los Laureles Jose Canuto Boronda was a soldier at Monterey and Missions San Antonio San Miguel and San Juan Bautista He married Francisca Castro and they had nine children He apparently received the one square league Rancho Potrero de San Luis Obispo land grant in about 1842 His daughter Maria Concepcion Chona Boronda 1820 1906 received the patent in 1870 She married Oliver Deleissegues a French sea captain and after his death she married Jose Maria Munoz an attorney in 1851 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 Potrero de San Luis Obispo was filed with the Public Land Commission in 1853 3 and the grant was patented to Maria Concepcion Boronda in 1870 4 In 1854 Francisco Estevan Quintana 1809 1880 purchased Rancho Potrero de San Luis Obispo from Maria Concepcion Chona Boronda Munoz After visiting Alta California in 1839 and 1841 Quintana bought a ranch near in the vicinity of Paso Robles In 1843 he left with a party from New Mexico with his family and livestock traveling over the Old Spanish Trail to the San Bernardino Valley then on to San Luis Obispo in 1844 There he served as alcalde of San Luis Obispo in 1845 and 1849 5 In 1880 Estevan s wife Maria de Guadalupe Lujan Quintana inherited the ranch house and surrounding farm lands on the Rancho Potrero Half of the rancho went to the heirs of his deceased daughter Manuela minor children of her husband Dolores Herrera sons Francisco Estevan and Benito Herrera and daughters Dolores and Hellena Herrera 5 See also EditRanchos of California List of Ranchos of CaliforniaReferences Edit Ogden Hoffman 1862 Reports of Land Cases Determined in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Numa Hubert San Francisco Diseno del Rancho Potrero de San Luis Obispo United States District Court California Southern District Land Case 304 SD Report of the Surveyor General 1844 1886 Archived 2013 03 20 at the Wayback Machine a b The Biography of Francisco Estevan Quintana 1801 1880 and Maria de Guadalupe Lujan 1809 1884 by Donald Rivara Copyright January 2 2009 by Don Rivara from oldmorrobay com accessed July 18 2017 Coordinates 35 20 24 N 120 40 12 W 35 340 N 120 670 W 35 340 120 670 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rancho Potrero de San Luis Obispo amp oldid 835682733, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
