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=== History === | === History === | ||
The earliest land grants were given by Spain (up to 1821) and Mexico (from 1821 to 1848). Some of those early records were kept by the [http://www.sos.state.nm.us/ Secretary's Office of New Mexico]. | |||
A helpful published source of information about these grants is: | A helpful published source of information about these grants is: | ||
*John R. and Christine Van Ness, ''Spanish and Mexican Land Grants in New Mexico and Colorado.'' Manhattan, Kansas: AG Press, 1980. (Family History Library {{FHL|219497|title-id|disp=book 978 R2s}}). | *John R. and Christine Van Ness, ''Spanish and Mexican Land Grants in New Mexico and Colorado.'' Manhattan, Kansas: AG Press, 1980. (Family History Library {{FHL|219497|title-id|disp=book 978 R2s}}). | ||