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The first land grants in [[Colorado, United States Genealogy|Colorado]] were given by Spain and Mexico. When the United States acquired the area in 1848, it agreed to recognize these claims. The claims were processed by the U.S. Surveyor General from 1855 to 1890. Some claims processed in the New Mexico office before 1862 relate to land that is now in Colorado. | The first land grants in [[Colorado, United States Genealogy|Colorado]] were given by Spain and Mexico. When the United States acquired the area in 1848, it agreed to recognize these claims. The claims were processed by the U.S. Surveyor General from 1855 to 1890. Some claims processed in the New Mexico office before 1862 relate to land that is now in Colorado. | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of the following records from the Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office, Federal Building, Box 27115, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502-0115: Telephone: 1-505-438-7450: | ||
*''Miscellaneous Archives . . . , 1695 to 1842'', indexed and written in Spanish. ( | *''Miscellaneous Archives . . . , 1695 to 1842'', indexed and written in Spanish. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|429873|title-id|disp=films 1016947-48}}.) | ||
*''Records of Land Titles, 1847 to 1852''. ( | *''Records of Land Titles, 1847 to 1852''. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|429685|title-id|disp=film 1016950}}; use Donaciano Vigil's Index, 1681 to 1846, on FamilySearch Library {{FSC|430000|title-id|disp=film 1016949}}.) | ||
*''Record of Private Land Claims . . . , 1855 to 1890'', indexed and written in English and Spanish. ( | *''Record of Private Land Claims . . . , 1855 to 1890'', indexed and written in English and Spanish. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|384203|title-id|disp=films 1016950 items 2-}}4 and {{FSC|384203|title-id|disp=1016951-74}}.) | ||
The following publications may help you locate early records: | The following publications may help you locate early records: | ||
Beers, Henry Putney. ''Spanish and Mexican Records of the American Southwest: A Bibliographic Guide to Archive and Manuscript Sources''. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1979. ( | Beers, Henry Putney. ''Spanish and Mexican Records of the American Southwest: A Bibliographic Guide to Archive and Manuscript Sources''. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1979. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|21312|title-id|disp=book 973 A3bh}}.) | ||
Van Ness, John R. and Christine Van Ness. ''Spanish and Mexican Land Grants in New Mexico and Colorado''. Manhattan, Kansas: AG Press, 1981. ( | Van Ness, John R. and Christine Van Ness. ''Spanish and Mexican Land Grants in New Mexico and Colorado''. Manhattan, Kansas: AG Press, 1981. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|219497|title-id|disp=book 978 R2s}}.) | ||
[https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/mexican-land-grants-colorado "Mexican Land Grants in Colorado"] online from Colorado Encyclopedia. | [https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/mexican-land-grants-colorado "Mexican Land Grants in Colorado"] online from Colorado Encyclopedia. | ||
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=== County Records === | === County Records === | ||
After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions have been recorded in county offices. The | After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions have been recorded in county offices. The FamilySearch Library has not microfilmed deeds or other property records that are available in each county. You may obtain copies by writing to the county clerk at the county courthouse. | ||
<br>{{Colorado|Colorado}} {{U.S. Land and Property}} | <br>{{Colorado|Colorado}} {{U.S. Land and Property}} | ||
[[Category:Colorado, United States]] | [[Category:Colorado, United States]] | ||
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