Finding Aid for the Rancho San Pedro : documents, [1854?]
Cataloged by Citlali Sosa-Riddell, with assistance from Laurel McPhee; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Rancho San Pedro : documents
Date (inclusive): [1854?]
Collection number: 170/041
Creator:
Rancho San Pedro
Extent:
220 leaves : paper ; 28 x 22 cm
Abstract: Typescript abstract of title for the Rancho San Pedro, consisting of copies of documents related to the property, dated 1805
to 1854.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Rancho San Pedro : documents (Collection 170/41). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Processing Note
Cataloged by Citlali Sosa-Riddell, with assistance from Laurel McPhee, in the Center For Primary Research and Training (CFPRT).
Biography/History
The Rancho San Pedro, also known as the Dominguez Ranch, consisted of 75,000 acres gifted to Juan Jose Dominguez, a Spanish
soldier, in 1784. In 1826, Dominguez's nephew, Manuel Dominguez, built an adobe home on the property for his family. Manuel
Dominguez and his wife, Maria Engracia Cota, had ten children; six daughters survived, and were all raised in the adobe. The
Rancho San Pedro was strategically located during the Mexican War and was the site of major skirmishes; it was also an important
stagecoach stop for travelers, conveniently situated between the Pueblo of Los Angeles and the port of San Pedro.
Don Manuel Dominguez held public office under both the Mexican and U.S. governments in California. Before 1857, he was elected
three times as Acalde (Mayor) and Judge of Los Angeles; he later served as a Supervisor for Los Angeles County. He was also
selected as a delegate to the convention in Monterey which drew up the first State Constitution.
Scope and Content
Typescript copies of legal documents relating to Rancho San Pedro, including wills, complaints, orders from Governor Arrillaga,
boundary reports, letters concerning territory, deeds, agreements, petitions, and decrees from the Board of Land Commissioners.
The abstract was compiled by the firm of Grove and Wilkinson, probably for the purpose of proving ownership by Juan Jose Dominguez,
and later, his nephew, Manuel Dominguez, to the Board of Land Commissioners. Includes index.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Genres and Forms of Material
Manuscripts.
Related Material
Note
Layout: Average of 22 lines per page.
Script: Typescript.
Binding: Beige buckram binding with spine title stamped in gilt.
ff. 1-17: Statement of Stephen C. Foster
ff. 18-50: Statement by C.C. Grove in the abstract, early records, and archives, also a complaint made in 1805 concerning
the cattle of Rancho San Pedro, Juan Jose Dominguez, and Manuel Nieto
ff. 51-58: Affidavit of Manuel Dominguez, May 25, 1854 concerning the origin of the complaint
ff. 59-63: Will of Juan Jose Dominguez, January 21, 1809
ff. 64-65: Order of Governor Arrillaga, Oct. 31, 1811; Complaint of Cristobal Dominguez, Dec. 2, 1822
ff. 66-69: Pablo Vicente de Sola document, Dec. 31, 1822
ff. 70-74: Will of Cristobal Dominguez, Jan. 5, 1825
ff. 75-79: Complaint of Manuel Dominguez, May 16, 1826
ff. 80-97: Transcript of Case No. 446 relating to Palos Verdes
ff. 98-100: Report of Jose Antonio Carillo in boundary dispute concerning Rancho San Pedro and Rancho Santa Gertrudis, June
26, 1828
ff. 101-102: Letter of Jose Antonio Carillo, June 26, 1828
ff. 103-104: Document dated July 7, 1828 addressed to the alcalde of Los Angeles
relating to the border dispute
ff. 105-108: Report by Jose Antonio Carillo, July 10, 1828
ff. 109-110: Document addressed to the alcalde of Los Angeles, Aug. 1, 1828
ff. 111-115: Papers concerning suit in 1930[sic] by Manuel Dominguez against Antonio Ygnacio Avilla [sic] and Manuel Gutierrez
ff. 116-120: 1833, San Pedro Ranch documents
ff. 121-124: Deed and agreement between Manuel Dominguez and Nasario Dominguez, Sept. 25, 1833
ff. 125-130: Will of Marie de los Reyes Ybanes
ff. 131-145: Transcript of arbitrations settlement between Manuel Dominguez and Nicholas Gutierrez, 1834-1835
ff. 146-148: Agreement between Manuel Dominguez and Nasario Dominguez, June 30,
1835, Petition of N.M. Pryor
ff. 149-153: Report of special committee concerning Rancho San Pedro and Rancho of Suanga
ff. 154-155: Certification of the Pryor documents
ff. 156-158: Claims of Miguel Pryor to Suanga
ff. 159-160: Document concerning Manuel Dominguez and Rancho San Pedro
ff. 161-167: Transcript of 1840-1841 concerning the transfer of land from Rancho San Pedro to Rancho Los Palos Verdes
ff. 168-170: A document signed by Ygnacio Maria Alvarado, April 26, 1841
ff. 171-175: Agreement between Pedro Dominguez and Juan Temple, March 6,
1849
ff. 176-180: Deed from Pedro Dominguez to Juan Temple, March 26, 1849
ff. 181-186: Deed from Pedro Dominguez to Jose Antonio Aguirre, Feb. 9,
1850
ff. 187-189: Deed from Maria Victoria Dominguez to Manuel Dominguez, July 1, 1850
ff. 190-193: Deed from Manuel Rocha to Manuel Dominguez, June 12, 1852
ff. 194-196: Papers of transactions between Manuel Rocha and Manuel Dominguez
ff. 197-201: Petition of Manuel Dominguez for land claims in California, Oct. 25, 1852
ff. 202-206: Petition of Manuel Dominguez for confirmation of San Pedro Ranch, Oct. 25, 1852
ff. 207-217: Opinion of Board of Land Commissioners
ff. 218-220: Decree of confirmation.
