Joaquín Tomas Estrada (1815–1893), the son of José Raimundo Estrada and Josefa Vallejo de Alvarado, was born in Spanish colonial Monterey, Alta California. Originally part of the northern lands of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, the four square league Rancho Santa Margarita was granted to Estrada in 1841. At the time, his older half brother Juan Bautista Alvarado was Governor of Alta California for independent México. Joaquín Estrada and his wife Maria de Jesus made their home at the adobe ranch headquarters. His brother Pedro Estrada was granted the adjacent Rancho Asuncion in 1845 after the Mexican secularization act of 1833. Joaquín Estrada was elected to the post-statehood first San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors in 1852, and served as County Treasurer in 1853–1854.[4]
In 1861, Estrada sold the rancho to Martin Murphy Jr. (1807–1884) and his wife Mary Bulger Murphy (d.1892) of Sunnyvale, who had come to California with the Stephens-Townsend-Murphy Party in 1844.[8][9] The Murphys turned over running of the rancho to their son Patrick Murphy, who was a General in the California National Guard.[10][11] Patrick Washington Murphy (September 11, 1840 in Missouri – November 1, 1901 in San Francisco) operated Rancho Santa Margarita, and the adjacent Rancho Atascadero, and Rancho Asuncion, altogether comprising about 61,000 acres (247 km2) from his Rancho Santa Margarita headquarters. Patrick Murphy married Mary Kate O'Brien in 1870. In 1876, Murphy bought the 9,000 acres (36 km2) Rancho Cojo.
In 1889, Patrick Murphy enticed the Southern Pacific Railroad to Rancho Santa Margarita by selling them land near the ranch house. By 1890 Patrick Murphy's efforts to entice further land buyers had largely failed, and Murphy died in 1901. In 1904, the Murphy family sold Rancho Santa Margarita to the three Reis brothers – Ferdinand, Christian and Gustav, German emigrants who made their fortune in the California Gold Rush.
^Ogden Hoffman, 1862, Reports of Land Cases Determined in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Numa Hubert, San Francisco
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rancho Santa Margarita
^Hoover, Mildred B.; Rensch, Hero; Rensch, Ethel; Abeloe, William N. (1966). Historic Spots in California. Stanford University Press. ISBN978-0-8047-4482-9.
^United States. District Court (California : Southern District) Land Case 149 SD
^Finding Aid to the Documents Pertaining to the Adjudication of Private Land Claims in California, circa 1852-1892
^Report of the Surveyor General 1844–1886 2009-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
^J. P. Munro-Fraser, 1881, History of Santa Clara County, California, Alley, Bowen & Co, San Francisco
rancho, santa, margarita, this, article, about, land, grant, city, california, acre, mexican, land, grant, santa, lucia, mountains, present, luis, obispo, county, central, california, rancho, granted, governor, manuel, jimeno, casarin, 1841, joaquín, estrada, . This article is about the land grant For the city see Rancho Santa Margarita California Rancho Santa Margarita was a 17 735 acre 71 77 km2 Mexican land grant in the Santa Lucia Mountains in present day San Luis Obispo County central California The rancho was granted by Governor pro tem Manuel Jimeno Casarin in 1841 to Joaquin Estrada 1 The grant encompassed present day Santa Margarita 2 3 It remains an active ranch Contents 1 History 2 Historic sites of the Rancho 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editJoaquin Tomas Estrada 1815 1893 the son of Jose Raimundo Estrada and Josefa Vallejo de Alvarado was born in Spanish colonial Monterey Alta California Originally part of the northern lands of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa the four square league Rancho Santa Margarita was granted to Estrada in 1841 At the time his older half brother Juan Bautista Alvarado was Governor of Alta California for independent Mexico Joaquin Estrada and his wife Maria de Jesus made their home at the adobe ranch headquarters His brother Pedro Estrada was granted the adjacent Rancho Asuncion in 1845 after the Mexican secularization act of 1833 Joaquin Estrada was elected to the post statehood first San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors in 1852 and served as County Treasurer in 1853 1854 4 With the Mexican 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 Santa Margarita was filed with the Public Land Commission in 1852 5 6 and the grant was patented to Joaquin Estrada in 1861 7 In 1861 Estrada sold the rancho to Martin Murphy Jr 1807 1884 and his wife Mary Bulger Murphy d 1892 of Sunnyvale who had come to California with the Stephens Townsend Murphy Party in 1844 8 9 The Murphys turned over running of the rancho to their son Patrick Murphy who was a General in the California National Guard 10 11 Patrick Washington Murphy September 11 1840 in Missouri November 1 1901 in San Francisco operated Rancho Santa Margarita and the adjacent Rancho Atascadero and Rancho Asuncion altogether comprising about 61 000 acres 247 km2 from his Rancho Santa Margarita headquarters Patrick Murphy married Mary Kate O Brien in 1870 In 1876 Murphy bought the 9 000 acres 36 km2 Rancho Cojo In 1889 Patrick Murphy enticed the Southern Pacific Railroad to Rancho Santa Margarita by selling them land near the ranch house By 1890 Patrick Murphy s efforts to entice further land buyers had largely failed and Murphy died in 1901 In 1904 the Murphy family sold Rancho Santa Margarita to the three Reis brothers Ferdinand Christian and Gustav German emigrants who made their fortune in the California Gold Rush Historic sites of the Rancho editSanta Margarita de Cortona Asistencia sub mission established in 1782 on land that later was within the ranchoSee also editRanchos of San Luis Obispo County California List of Ranchos of California 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 Santa Margarita U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Rancho Santa Margarita Hoover Mildred B Rensch Hero Rensch Ethel Abeloe William N 1966 Historic Spots in California Stanford University Press ISBN 978 0 8047 4482 9 United States District Court California Southern District Land Case 149 SD Finding Aid to the Documents Pertaining to the Adjudication of Private Land Claims in California circa 1852 1892 Report of the Surveyor General 1844 1886 Archived 2009 05 04 at the Wayback Machine J P Munro Fraser 1881 History of Santa Clara County California Alley Bowen amp Co San Francisco Biography of Martin Murphy Jr Thompson amp West 1883 History of San Luis Obispo County California Oakland Patrick Washington Murphy Archived 2011 08 16 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editOfficial website 35 24 00 N 120 35 24 W 35 400 N 120 590 W 35 400 120 590 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rancho Santa Margarita amp oldid 1153198879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
