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Case file for United States vs. María Josefa Soberanes, Coches [Monterey County]. Includes transcript of the proceedings and related documents.
Granted by Alvarado June 14, 1841, to Josefa Soberanes; 2 leagues, by name. Claim filed by Maria Josefa Soberanes Feb. 18, 1853. Rejected by the Board Sept. 26, 1854. Confirmed by the District Court Sept. 24, 1855; appeal dismissed Feb. 24, 1857. Patent issued to Maria Josefa Soberanes Feb. 10, 1917, for 8,794.02 acres. The patent is recorded in Salinas, Monterey County, but without the surveyor's plat. No. 296 General Land Office map. Bowman, J.N. Index of the Spanish-Mexican private land grant records and cases of California, I, 167 (shelved as BANC MSS C-R 17, Bancroft Library).
Associated Case Numbers: Toma 95, Unclassified Expediente 165, Expediente 239, Docket 599, 202 SD, GLO 296

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Title Coches [Monterey County] María Josefa Soberanes, Claimant. Case no. 202, Southern District of California.
Creator Soberanes, María Josefa, 1811-1882, Claimant
Soberanes, María Josefa, 1811-1882, Grantee
Soberanes, María Josefa, 1811-1882, Patentee
United States District Court (California: Southern District), Responsible Party
Variant Title United States vs. María Josefa Soberanes
Published 1853-1857
Full Collection Name Documents Pertaining to the Adjudication of Private Land Claims in California
Other Identifiers BANC MSS Land Case Files 202 SD
Subject (Person) Soberanes, María Josefa, 1811-1882
Subject (Topic) Land grants
Land grants--California--Monterey County
Land titles--California--Monterey County
Geographic Coverage Rancho Los Coches (Monterey County, Calif.)
Monterey County (Calif.)
Coordinates W 121°18'/N 36°23'
Type Text
Format Case files
Extent Originals:1 portfolio (60p.); 26 x 41 cm.
Language English
Spanish
Archive The Bancroft Library
Note Spanish text on pages 8-11, 16-23
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