A legal battle ensued between Ygnacio and his stepmother Jacoba Feliz. Around the same time, gold was discovered in the eastern part of the ranch, raising the stakes. Eventually they split the land, with Ygnacio taking the western portion (Rancho Camulos) and Jacoba taking the eastern portion.

And of course, the indigenous #Tataviam , who were already living in the valley, were completely ignored during this. (5/5)

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A legal battle ensued between Ygnacio and his stepmother Jacoba Feliz. Around the same time, gold was discovered in the eastern part of the ranch, raising the stakes. Eventually they split the land, with Ygnacio taking the western portion (Rancho Camulos) and Jacoba taking the eastern portion.

And of course, the indigenous #Tataviam already living in the valley were completely ignored during this. (5/5)
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A legal battle ensued between him and his stepmother, who also wanted the land. Eventually they split the land, with Yagacio staking claim in the land in the western portion called Rancho Camulos. Cue the romanticized story of the Oak of the Golden Dream 🌳 and the Mexican-American War ⚔️.

And of course, the indigenous #Tataviam were killed and their desires ignored. (5/5)
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A legal battle ensued between him and his stepmother, who was also deeded the land. Eventually they split the land, with Yagacio staking claim in the land in the eastern portion of the Santa Clarita Valley. Cue the romanticized story of the Oak of the Golden Dream 🌳 and the Mexican-American War ⚔️.

And of course, the indigenous #Tataviam were killed and their desires ignored. (5/5)

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In 1833, the #Mexican government signed the Mexican Secularization Act of 1833, which secularized the missions and transferred ownership their estates from the Franciscan Order to the Mexican government.

The estancia was originally planned to be returned to the #Tataviam people, but instead, Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado gifted the land to Lieutenant Antonio del Valle in 1839, in recognition of his military service to #AltaCalifornia. (3/5)

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A brief history of Rancho San Francisco 📖

Around 1800, Franciscan missionaries from Mission San Fernando Rey de Español ventured north into the Santa Clarita Valley in search of additional land suitable for agriculture and ranching to support the growing #mission. Subsequently, the missionaries brought some of the local #Tataviam with them to the mission where they were #baptized and #enslaved for free labour. (1/5)

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A brief history of Rancho San Francisco 📖
Around 1800, Franciscan missionaries from Mission San Fernando Rey de Español ventured north into the Santa Clarita Valley in search of additional land suitable for agriculture and ranching to support the growing #mission. Subsequently, the missionaries brought some of the local #Tataviam with them to the mission where they were baptized and enslaved for free labour. (1/5)

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A not-so-brief history of Rancho San Francisco 📖
Around 1800, Franciscan missionaries from Mission San Fernando Rey de Español ventured north into the Santa Clarita Valley in search of additional land suitable for agriculture and ranching to support the growing mission. Subsequently, the missionaries brought some of the local #Tataviam with them to the mission where they were baptized and enslaved for free labour. (1/5)

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A brief history of Rancho San Francisco (1/3)

Around 1800, Franciscan missionaries from Mission San Fernando Rey de Español ventured north into the Santa Clarita Valley in search of additional land suitable for agriculture and ranching to support the growing mission. Subsequently, the missionaries brought some of the local #Tataviam with them to the mission where they were baptized and enslaved for free labour.

#SantaClarita #CaliforniaHistory #IndigenousHistory