54:. He was son of Sinforiano Careaga, a Spanish nobleman descended from the famous Captain Juan de Careaga (of the Vizcayan Armada) and later sent to Mexico as a military man by the King of Spain. He was a member of Captain Muñoz's command who risked his life and suffered great pains to protect an exposed and seemingly doomed San Jose Mission. He was survived by two sons, Ramon Francis Careaga and Juan B. Careaga. Along with a mutual friend, Daniel Harris, the brothers bought approximately 18,000 acres (73 km) of land formerly belonging to the De la Guerra family (early Spaniards who figured prominently in the state history). Later, in the division, Harris took some 7,500 acres (30 km) while the Careaga brothers held 10,500. This land was later split again in a settlement between Juan's only progeny and the five children of Ramon F Careaga I. It was on Ramon Careaga's land that oil from the
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was first discovered in the Santa Maria Valley. There are several ancestors of Ramon F Careaga that still receive minor oil royalties, but since 1931, the Ramon F Careaga III lineage was not compensated, due to his selling the rights back to his mother, Cora. The land was all sold away in a forced
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The alternate spellings of the esteemed surname is "Kareaga," "Carreaga," or "Cariaga." It is derived from the
Spanish "kare" (lime) and "aga" (place), thus seems to refer to a "limy place." Several medieval estates of the family's continue to exist in Spain today, including two located in
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Charles Careaga in 1962, that finally finished with the death of Albert Careaga in 1992. The Careaga Ranch/Los Flores Preserve is currently owned and utilized by Steve Lyons and the Santa Barbara Land Trust.
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