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provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho
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land grant. A legal battle between
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Finding Aid to the
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1753:Farmersville
1537:Major cities
1292:Redwood City
1267:Santa Monica
1092:Garden Grove
699:Contra Costa
438:Mexican rule
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1660:Porterville
1549:Bakersfield
1518:San Joaquin
1432:Nevada City
1392:Placerville
1257:Santa Maria
1217:Victorville
1207:Santa Clara
1192:Simi Valley
1037:Chula Vista
1012:Bakersfield
972:Los Angeles
879:Santa Clara
859:San Joaquin
759:Los Angeles
545:Present day
530:Development
510:Engineering
455:Californios
398:Before 1900
223:, the 1848
119: /
107:120°53′24″W
1883:Categories
1783:Livingston
1723:Chowchilla
1665:Ridgecrest
1523:Stanislaus
1382:Marysville
1357:Susanville
1312:San Rafael
1307:Santa Cruz
1237:Costa Mesa
1097:Santa Rosa
1002:Long Beach
997:Sacramento
914:Stanislaus
884:Santa Cruz
839:San Benito
834:Sacramento
515:Water wars
497:Since 1900
411:Precontact
246:References
104:37°48′00″N
56:California
1863:Tehachapi
1833:Riverbank
1818:Patterson
1788:McFarland
1768:Kingsburg
1635:Los Banos
1565:100k-250k
1372:Red Bluff
1347:Hollister
1332:El Centro
1297:Yuba City
1252:Fairfield
1242:Inglewood
1202:Roseville
1172:Fullerton
1162:Sunnyvale
1157:Escondido
1122:Elk Grove
1117:Lancaster
1102:Oceanside
1027:Riverside
1022:Santa Ana
977:San Diego
869:San Mateo
849:San Diego
829:Riverside
779:Mendocino
709:El Dorado
704:Del Norte
689:Calaveras
661:By county
608:By region
583:Railroads
563:Etymology
540:Tech boom
485:Civil War
480:Gold Rush
215:With the
166:Riverbank
132:Elevation
52:Riverbank
1843:Rosedale
1838:Rosamond
1733:Corcoran
1728:Coalinga
1554:Stockton
1486:Counties
1422:Lakeport
1387:Piedmont
1367:Oroville
1342:Martinez
1317:Woodland
1227:Berkeley
1222:El Monte
1167:Pasadena
1147:Torrance
1127:Palmdale
1077:Glendale
1032:Stockton
982:San Jose
939:Tuolumne
899:Siskiyou
799:Monterey
774:Mariposa
729:Imperial
724:Humboldt
631:Yosemite
616:Bay Area
578:Missions
573:Maritime
568:Highways
555:By topic
343:Archived
233:patented
158:PĂo Pico
1858:Shafter
1823:Reedley
1813:Parlier
1808:Oakdale
1793:Mendota
1778:Lindsay
1701:10k-25k
1685:Turlock
1655:Oildale
1645:Manteca
1625:Lemoore
1620:Lathrop
1615:Hanford
1600:Atwater
1593:25k-99k
1582:Visalia
1577:Modesto
1437:Alturas
1427:Jackson
1407:Willows
1322:Hanford
1262:Redding
1247:Ventura
1212:Vallejo
1197:Concord
1187:Visalia
1152:Hayward
1137:Salinas
1112:Ontario
1067:Fontana
1057:Modesto
1042:Fremont
1017:Anaheim
1007:Oakland
964:By city
944:Ventura
929:Trinity
669:Alameda
644:Regions
593:Slavery
588:Ranchos
217:cession
176:History
170:Oakdale
1868:Winton
1848:Salida
1803:Newman
1773:Lamont
1763:Kerman
1748:Exeter
1743:Dinuba
1713:Avenal
1680:Tulare
1670:Sanger
1650:Merced
1640:Madera
1610:Delano
1572:Clovis
1544:Fresno
1528:Tulare
1513:Merced
1508:Madera
1493:Fresno
1417:Sonora
1412:Colusa
1377:Auburn
1352:Eureka
1337:Lompoc
1302:Madera
1282:Merced
1232:Downey
1177:Orange
1142:Pomona
1132:Corona
1062:Oxnard
1047:Irvine
992:Fresno
934:Tulare
924:Tehama
919:Sutter
909:Sonoma
904:Solano
894:Sierra
889:Shasta
824:Plumas
819:Placer
814:Orange
809:Nevada
784:Merced
764:Madera
754:Lassen
714:Fresno
694:Colusa
679:Amador
674:Alpine
190:Loriot
1853:Selma
1828:Ripon
1738:Delhi
1708:Arvin
1690:Wasco
1675:Tracy
1605:Ceres
1503:Kings
1397:Yreka
1362:Ukiah
1277:Chico
789:Modoc
769:Marin
744:Kings
719:Glenn
684:Butte
505:Labor
194:China
1630:Lodi
1498:Kern
1287:Napa
954:Yuba
949:Yolo
804:Napa
794:Mono
749:Lake
739:Kern
734:Inyo
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