Rancho Cañada de Guadalupe la Visitación y Rodeo Viejo
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Rancho Cañada de Guadalupe la Visitación y Rodeo Viejo (also called Ridley’s Rancho) was a 6416 acres (26 km²) Mexican land grant
in present day San Mateo County, California
and San Francisco County, California given in 1841 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Jacob P. Leese
. The rancho included three separate valleys: Cañada de Guadalupe, La Visitacion, and Rodeo Viejo. Rancho contained most of the present day San Bruno Mountain
, the city of Brisbane
, Guadalupe Valley, and Visitacion Valley
.
in 1837. Lesse, who first came to California in 1833, took possession of the land grant entitled Rancho Cañada de Guadalupe la Visitacion y Rodeo Viejo in 1838, three years before he received the official title to the land.
Around the year 1843, Lesse traded his two league grant to Robert T. Ridley (1818 - 1851) for the three league Rancho Collayomi
in Lake County
. Ridley was an English sailor who was captain of the Port of San Francisco
, and had married Presentación Briones. Ridley never lived on the property nor developed it to any extent. Ridley died in 1851 and the land was sold at a sheriff's auction with 700 acres (3 km²) going to Robert E. Eaton and the rest to Alfred Wheeler. Alfred Wheeler (1822-1903) was a prominent San Francisco land title lawyer. ln 1865 Henry R. Payson acquired 5473 acres (22 km²) which was soon subdivided, with the Visitacion Land Company acquiring the largest portion.
In 1865, 5473 acres (22 km²) of the grant were patented to Henry R. Payson and 943 acres (4 km²) of the grant were patented to William Pierce. Claims by Presentación Ridley were dismissed.
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railroad magnate and banker Charles Crocker
acquired 3814 acres (15 km²) of the Rancho in 1884 and another 183 acre (0.74057538 km²) the following year. Crocker died in 1888 and the land became an asset of the Crocker Land Co. and then the Foremost McKesson Co.
Ranchos of California
The Spanish, and later the Méxican government encouraged settlement of territory now known as California by the establishment of large land grants called ranchos, from which the English ranch is derived. Devoted to raising cattle and sheep, the owners of the ranchos attempted to pattern themselves...
in present day San Mateo County, California
San Mateo County, California
San Mateo County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. It covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula just south of San Francisco, and north of Santa Clara County. San Francisco International Airport is located at the northern end of the county, and...
and San Francisco County, California given in 1841 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Jacob P. Leese
Jacob P. Leese
Jacob Primer Leese was a San Francisco pioneer, who built the first permanent house in San Francisco...
. The rancho included three separate valleys: Cañada de Guadalupe, La Visitacion, and Rodeo Viejo. Rancho contained most of the present day San Bruno Mountain
San Bruno Mountain
San Bruno Mountain in northern San Mateo County, California is the northernmost part of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Most of the mountain lies within the San Bruno Mountain State Park, a unique open-space island in the midst of the San Francisco Peninsula's urbanization. Next to the state park is the...
, the city of Brisbane
Brisbane, California
Brisbane is a small city located in the northern part of San Mateo County, California on the lower slopes of San Bruno Mountain. It is on the northeastern edge of South San Francisco, next to the San Francisco Bay and near the San Francisco International Airport.The population was 4,282 as of...
, Guadalupe Valley, and Visitacion Valley
Visitacion Valley, San Francisco, California
Visitacion Valley is a neighborhood located in the south eastern quadrant of San Francisco, California.-Location:Visitacion Valley is roughly defined by McLaren Park and Gleneagles Golf Course to the West, Mansell Blvd to the North, Bayview Hill and Candlestick Cove to the East, and the San...
.
History
Jacob Primer Leese (1809 - 1892), a trader from Ohio married María Rosalia Vallejo sister of General Mariano Guadalupe VallejoMariano Guadalupe Vallejo
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo was a Californian military commander, politician, and rancher. He was born a subject of Spain, performed his military duties as an officer of Mexico, and shaped the transition of California from a Mexican district to an American state...
in 1837. Lesse, who first came to California in 1833, took possession of the land grant entitled Rancho Cañada de Guadalupe la Visitacion y Rodeo Viejo in 1838, three years before he received the official title to the land.
Around the year 1843, Lesse traded his two league grant to Robert T. Ridley (1818 - 1851) for the three league Rancho Collayomi
Rancho Collayomi
Rancho Collayomi was a Mexican land grant in present day Lake County, California given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Robert T. Ridley. Rancho Collayomi was one of three land grants in Lake County...
in Lake County
Lake County, California
Lake County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of California, north of the San Francisco Bay Area. It takes its name from Clear Lake, the dominant geographic feature in the county and the largest natural lake wholly within California...
. Ridley was an English sailor who was captain of the Port of San Francisco
Port of San Francisco
The Port of San Francisco lies on the western edge of the San Francisco Bay near the Golden Gate. It has been called one of the three great natural harbors in the world, but it took two long centuries for navigators from Spain and England to find the anchorage originally called Yerba Buena...
, and had married Presentación Briones. Ridley never lived on the property nor developed it to any extent. Ridley died in 1851 and the land was sold at a sheriff's auction with 700 acres (3 km²) going to Robert E. Eaton and the rest to Alfred Wheeler. Alfred Wheeler (1822-1903) was a prominent San Francisco land title lawyer. ln 1865 Henry R. Payson acquired 5473 acres (22 km²) which was soon subdivided, with the Visitacion Land Company acquiring the largest portion.
In 1865, 5473 acres (22 km²) of the grant were patented to Henry R. Payson and 943 acres (4 km²) of the grant were patented to William Pierce. Claims by Presentación Ridley were dismissed.
Central Pacific
Central Pacific
Central Pacific can refer to:* The Central Pacific Railroad, the western part of the Transcontinental Railroad in the United States* The Central Pacific Area, a subdivision of the Pacific Ocean Areas in World War II...
railroad magnate and banker Charles Crocker
Charles Crocker
Charles Crocker was an American railroad executive.-Early years:Crocker was born in Troy, New York, to a modest family and moved to an Indiana farm at age 14. He soon became independent, working on several farms, a sawmill, and at an iron forge. In 1845 he founded a small, independent iron...
acquired 3814 acres (15 km²) of the Rancho in 1884 and another 183 acre (0.74057538 km²) the following year. Crocker died in 1888 and the land became an asset of the Crocker Land Co. and then the Foremost McKesson Co.