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Previous Jurisdictions to Land in Arizona (view source)
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===Spanish and Mexican land (from 1820 to 1846) that would later become Arizona === | ===Spanish and Mexican land (from 1820 to 1846) that would later become Arizona === | ||
Spain laid claim to much of the land in present day southwest US. Because of the great distances and the hostilities of the Indian tribes, Spanish rule was only advanced in present day California and New Mexico. Span only controlled the southern portion of land in present day Arizona, and at times not even that much. Tucson was the only permanent town establish. | Spain laid claim to much of the land in present day southwest US. Because of the great distances and the hostilities of the Indian tribes, Spanish rule was only advanced in present day California and New Mexico. Span only controlled the southern portion of land in present day Arizona, and at times not even that much. Tucson was the only permanent town establish. Spain establish the practice of giving land grants to encourage settlement on the fringes of their rule. | ||
1820 - | 1820 - The San Ignacio de la Canoa Grant. Two brothers petitioned the governor of Sonora/Sinaloa for four leagues (sitios) to raise cattle and horses. Title was issued by Mexico in 1849 and Court of Private Land Claims confirmed the grant in 1899. This land grand was located on both sides of Interstate 19 south of Green Valley (that town is in the northwest corner of the grant). | ||
1820 - The San Bernardino Grant south of Bisbee was also applied for by Ignacio de Perez, a Spanish lieutenant, who paid $90 for four leagues. The grant was surveyed in 1821 and recorded in Arizpe, Sonora but no title was ever issued. Most of the grant is located south of the border. The Court of Private Land Claims confirmed only the 2,383 acres that are on the American side. | |||
1821 - Southwest of Patagonia is the San José de Sonoita Grant, the smallest grant made in Arizona. It was applied for in 1821 by Leon Herreras, a resident of Tubac, who had it surveyed and who received a Mexican title in 1825 for 7,598 acres. Court of Private Land Claims rejected that title on the grounds that the treasurer of Sonora had no authority to sell land in that area, but U. S. Supreme Court overturned the rejection. However it only confirmed 5,123 acres. | |||
24 Aug 1821 - The Treaty of Cordoba was signed by [[Spain]], which recognized [[Mexico]]'s independence. Land in present day Arizona became part of the Republic of Mexico.<ref>Beers, 100; "Mexican War of Independence," New Handbook of Texas, 4:698</ref> But effectively Mexico only controlled the southern part, which was placed in the State of Vieja California. Look for records in the [[Mexico Archives and Libraries|Spain and Mexico Archives]]. | 24 Aug 1821 - The Treaty of Cordoba was signed by [[Spain]], which recognized [[Mexico]]'s independence. Land in present day Arizona became part of the Republic of Mexico.<ref>Beers, 100; "Mexican War of Independence," New Handbook of Texas, 4:698</ref> But effectively Mexico only controlled the southern part, which was placed in the State of Vieja California. Look for records in the [[Mexico Archives and Libraries|Spain and Mexico Archives]]. | ||