Rancho San Rafael grant (Arroyo Hondo, 1½ lg from Mis. San Gabriel, camino de Monterey) — one of California's EARLIEST private land grants (1784, Fages); expanded 1797–98 (sitio de la Zanja) by Gov. Borica; carries an Indian-treatment clause (treat cristianos & gentiles 'con el amor y caridad recomendado por las leyes,' don't injure them, but live with due caution) → land-tenure origins + the Indian-raiding dossier
| Date | 1784-10-20 / 1797–98 (exact) |
|---|---|
| From | cabo José María Verdugo — Gob. Fages (later Borica) |
| Place | San Gabriel |
| Series | Archives of California, Miscellaneous |
| Tomo | — |
| Original tomo page | p.32–33 |
| Savage copy page | 105–106 |
| Scan leaf | n104–n105 |
| Document type | concesión (sitio) |
| Source | Savage abstract |
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cabo José María Verdugo — Gob. Fages (later Borica), San Gabriel, 1784-10-20 / 1797–98, Miscellaneous, —, p.32–33, Archives of California, C-A 62, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.Cite the document by series, tomo and original tomo page, as the literature does; the C-A number locates it in the repository. To cite this catalogue entry itself, use https://archivesofcalifornia.com/record/ca62/ca62-d91.htmlThe originals of these records burned in the 1906 San Francisco fire. What survives is Thomas Savage’s 1870s copy, and this page describes that copy.
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