Rancho Guejito

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The rare rancho is hardly ever seen and is a fire hasered area. The rare Rancho has been burnt 2 in the last 7 years. First the Ceter fire, then, the guejito fireRancho Guejito (33.162676° N 116.898372° W) (pronounced wah-hee-to) is a 21,400-acre (87 km²) land grant in Southern California, approximately seven miles east of Escondido. It is among the last Mexican land grants (along with Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores[1]) ) still a single parcel of land. The land was recently inherited, and the new owner threatened to subdivide the land for suburban homes. Conservationists were alarmed.[2]

According to the LA Times, "Rancho Guejito is managed from Colorado Springs, Colo., New Jersey and New York and is owned by a Netherlands Antilles company that, in turn, is owned by a trust in Liechtenstein."[citation needed]

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[edit] History

  • 1845 -- "The 13,298.59 acre Rancho Guejito y Cañada de Palomia was granted to José María Orozco by Mexican Governor Manuel Micheltorena"[3]
  • 1970's -- The rancho was nearly purchased by the State of California for $10 million. However, the purchase was vetoed by the governor.

[edit] Personalities

  • Benjamin Coates
  • Theodate Coates -- daughter of Benjamin Coates and current controller of the rancho
  • Nancy Coates -- widow of Benjamin Coates
  • Al Hill III -- contends that he's the "almost" adopted son of Benjamin Coates

[edit] Conservation Movement

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Hebert, Edgar (July 1961). "Las Flores". Journal of San Diego History 7 (3). 
  2. ^ Anton, Mike (May 24, 2007). "A plot both wide and thick". Los Angeles Times. 
  3. ^ Coons, Bruce (2007-01). "A Brief History of Ranch Guejito". Save Our Heritage Organisation Magazine 38 (1). 
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