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Buelna in 1842, made a will by which he left to his wife, Maria
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Finding Aid to the
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Hoover, Mildred B.; Rensch, Hero; Rensch, Ethel; Abeloe, William N. (1966).
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175:Diseño del Rancho San Gregorio
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833:Orange
828:Nevada
803:Merced
783:Madera
773:Lassen
733:Fresno
713:Colusa
698:Amador
693:Alpine
209:
1416:Yreka
1381:Ukiah
1296:Chico
808:Modoc
788:Marin
763:Kings
738:Glenn
703:Butte
524:Labor
54:and
1306:Napa
973:Yuba
968:Yolo
823:Napa
813:Mono
768:Lake
758:Kern
753:Inyo
207:ISBN
97:in
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50:,
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