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32-496: La Sierra (Spanish for "the mountain range") may refer to: La Sierra (film) Rancho La Sierra (Sepulveda) , a Mexican land grant including the present-day city of Norco and western end of the city of Riverside La Sierra, California La Sierra Academy , a Seventh-day Adventist K-12 school La Sierra High School , a public high school La Sierra University Riverside – La Sierra station Rancho La Sierra (Yorba) ,

64-597: A Mexican land grant including the present-day city of Corona La Sierra, Encrucijada , Cuba See also [ edit ] Sierra (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title La Sierra . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Sierra&oldid=1130761794 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

96-695: A bill that was approved by the Senate and the House and became law on March 3, 1851. That for the purpose of ascertaining and settling private land claims in the State of California, a commission shall be, and is hereby, constituted, which shall consist of three commissioners, to be appointed by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, which commission shall continue for three years from

128-497: A claim for Rancho El Sur with the Public Land Commission in 1852 but he only received the legal land patent after years of litigation in 1866. While the majority (97%) of these cases were resolved by 1885, a few cases were litigated into the 1940s. Jose Castro filed a claim for Rancho San Jose y Sur Chiquito in 1853. He sold his land before his claim was decided. Before his case was decided, 32 others filed claims with

160-542: A large mansion on the property. He later began subdividing the property for various developments. In 1922, he sold 400 acres (2 km ) of the land to the Seventh-day Adventist Church . In 1942, the U.S. Army purchased 1,239 acres (5 km ) of the ranch from the Hole estate, and set up Camp Anza , a World War II disembarkation facility. The North Corona Land Company bought some of the property 1921 after it

192-507: A large section of the land they opened the La Sierra Academy , today known as La Sierra University . 33°52′48″N 117°32′24″W  /  33.880°N 117.540°W  / 33.880; -117.540 Public Land Commission The California Land Act of 1851 (9  Stat.   631 ), enacted following the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the admission of California as

224-500: A state in 1850, established a three-member Public Land Commission to determine the validity of prior Spanish and Mexican land grants . It required landowners who claimed title under the Mexican government to file their claim with a commission within two years. Contrary to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which guaranteed full protection of all property rights for Mexican citizens, it placed

256-712: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Rancho La Sierra (Sepulveda) Maria Vicenta Sepulveda (1816–1907) was a daughter of Francisco Sepulveda , recipient of the Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica land grant. Vicenta married Tomas Antonio Yorba (1788–1845) in 1834. Tomas was a son of José Antonio Yorba , the grantee of Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana in present-day Orange County . Tomas, along with some of his brothers, pastured animals on lands east of their father's Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, and in 1834 his brother Bernardo Yorba requested, and

288-859: The land grants made during the Spanish and Mexican administrations in Alta California . This article established that "All grants of land, made by the Mexican Government... will be respected as valid, to the same extent as they were granted". However, the Congress of the United States eliminated this article on March 10, 1848. As part of the California Land Act of 1851, James Crawford required that official proceedings in California be printed only in English,

320-558: The Supreme Court . The confirmation process required lawyers, translators, and surveyors, and took an average of 17 years (including the Civil War , 1861–1865) to resolve. It proved expensive for landholders to defend their titles through the court system. In many cases, they had to sell a portion of their land to pay for defense fees or gave attorneys land in lieu of payment. Land under Spanish and Mexican land titles that were rejected by

352-613: The 1820s or 1830s and lay wholly in what is now Baja California as was the Rancho San Antonio Abad , whose origin and title is more obscure. Their titles were never subjected to dispute in U.S. courts. Juana Briones, whose early life started with her selling milk in Yerba Buena (today San Francisco), became the owner of Rancho La Purísima Concepción in Santa Clara County. The rancho had been part of Mission Santa Clara and

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384-649: The La Sierra lands, the Yorba brothers had used this name as early as 1825. The name distinguished the higher elevation La Sierra de Santa Ana lands from Bernardo's Cañón de Santa Ana lands, both positioned beside the Santa Ana River . Western Riverside continues to be referred to as La Sierra , with four separate city neighborhoods beginning with the name. After the Seventh-day Adventist Church purchased

416-604: The Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho La Sierra was filed with the Public Land Commission in 1852, and the grant was patented to Vicenta Sepulveda in 1877. In 1858, Vicenta Sepulveda de Carrillo bought Rancho Valle de San Jose . Abel Stearns purchased Rancho La Sierra, but was forced to sell after the drought of 1863. The rancho passed through several owners including the San Jacinto Land Company. It

448-451: The board finally adjourned sine die . American officials acquired the provincial land records of the Spanish and Mexican governments in the capital at Monterey. The new state's leaders soon discovered that the Mexican government had given a number of grants to Californios just before the Americans gained control. The Mexican governors had rewarded faithful supporters and hoped to prevent

480-430: The burden on landholders to prove their title. While the commission eventually confirmed 604 of the 813 claims, almost all of the claims went to court and resulted in protracted litigation. The expense of the long court battles required many land holders to sell portions of the property or even trade it in payment for legal services. A few cases were litigated into the 1940s. California Senator William M. Gwin presented

512-450: The commission. Unless grantees presented evidence supporting their title within two years, the property would automatically pass into the public domain . This requirement was contrary to Article Eight of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo , under which the United States agreed to respect the hundreds of land grants, many quite substantial, granted by the Spanish and Mexican governments to private landowners. Articles Nine and Ten guaranteed

544-416: The court that they owned a portion of his rancho. His successors litigated the claim for years. In 1882, Castro's original claim was finally validated by the court, and President Grover Cleveland signed the land patent on May 4, 1888, 35 years after Castro's initial filing. Article X of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, drafted by Bernardo Couto, Miguel Aristáin, and Luis Cuevas , was intended to protect

576-421: The courts entered the public domain. This resulted in conflicting claims by the grantees, squatters, and settlers seeking the same land. Congress was pressured to change the law. Under the earlier Preemption Act of 1841 , squatters were able to pre-empt others' claims to land and acquire clear title by paying $ 1.25 an acre for up to a maximum of 160 acres (0.65 km ). After the federal Homestead Act of 1862

608-415: The date of this act, unless sooner discontinued by the President of the United States. The Act established a three-member Board of Land Commissioners, to be appointed by the President for a three-year term (the period was twice extended by Congress, resulting in a five-year total term of service). The Act required all holders of Spanish and Mexican land grants to present their titles for confirmation before

640-467: The east half of the lands, Rancho La Sierra (Sepulveda), to Vicente Sepulveda, and the west half, Rancho La Sierra (Yorba) to Bernado Yorba. Vicenta married Jose Ramon Carrillo (1821–1864) in 1847. With the cession of California to the United States following the Mexican-American War , the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by

672-525: The first “English only” rule in the US that lasted until 1966. This is a state that had almost no English speakers until the 1848 Gold Rush. "Legal battles have continued into the 21st century over the ownership of the land grants" and many people claim their land was unfairly seized as a direct consequence of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which itself was the outcome of the Mexican-American war. One of

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704-506: The gold rush been of little value and boundary locations were often quite vague, referring to an oak tree, a cow skull on a pile of rocks, a creek, and in some cases a mountain range. Even in cases where the boundaries were more specific, many markers had been destroyed before accurate surveys could be made. While the Land Commission confirmed 604 of the 813 claims it reviewed, most decisions were appealed to US District Court and some to

736-479: The more significant sets of claims was filed on February 19, 1853, on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church by Archbishop Joseph Sadoc Alemany , wherein he sought the return of all former mission lands in the State. Ownership of 1,051 acres (4.25 km ) (for all practical intents being the exact area of land occupied by the original mission buildings, cemeteries, and gardens) was subsequently conveyed to

768-515: The property rights of Mexican nationals. The land commission opened its sessions at San Francisco on January 2, 1852. It then consisted, by appointment of President Millard Fillmore , of Hiland Hall , Harry I. Thornton , and James Wilson as commissioners. In 1853 President Franklin Pierce changed the board by the appointment of Alpheus Felch , Thompson Campbell and R. Augustus Thompson as commissioners. Their commissions would, in accordance with

800-463: The recent American arrivals from gaining control of the land. The commission required grantees to prove the validity of the grants they had received, including whether the grantee had fulfilled the requirements of the Mexican colonization laws. This included establishing a home in the land within one year. Grantees also had to establish their grant's exact boundaries. The early diseños or maps available were often little more than sketches. Land had until

832-512: The sliver of Alta California that Mexico retained under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which became part of Baja California . Rancho Tía Juana lost the title to its land in San Diego County but the balance of the rancho in Mexico was confirmed by the Mexican government in the 1880s. Rancho El Rosario , Rancho Cueros de Venado and Rancho Tecate were each granted to citizens of San Diego in

864-454: The terms of the act, have expired in March, 1854; but previous to that time the operation of its provisions as to their power to act was extended for one year longer and afterward for another year. In 1854 Peter Lott was appointed commissioner in place of Campbell; and in 1855 S. B. Farwell was appointed commissioner in place of Lott. On March 3, 1856, five years after the passage of the original act,

896-618: Was established as a subdivision of the Corona Land Company for citrus growing. The name Norco is an abbreviation of the North Corona portion of the company name. Norco was incorporated as a city in December 1964. Also in 1964 the city of Riverside annexed the rest of the original Rancho La Sierra lands. Translated from Spanish into English "La Sierra de Santa Ana" means "The mountains of Santa Ana" . According to Bernardo's petition for

928-443: Was granted to Gorgonio, a well-respected Indian of that mission. Juana was a friend of Gorgonio and his family bought the 4,400-acre rancho from Gorgonio in 1844. The rancho took in what is today Sunnyvale and Los Altos. Later, she was one of the founding members of Mayfield (today's Palo Alto), where she lived until she died in 1889. The Commission eventually confirmed 604 of the 813 claims received. John Bautista Rogers Cooper filed

960-419: Was granted, Rancho Cañón de Santa Ana . Tomas and Bernardo continued to pasture lands even further east, in an area they had named La Sierra . In 1845, after Tomas had died, Bernardo applied for four square leagues of the La Sierra lands. Nine days later Vicenta Sepulveda, then a widow and going by her maiden name, also applied for some of the same La Sierra lands. On June 15, 1846 Governor Pio Pico granted

992-401: Was passed, anyone could claim up to 160 acres (0.65 km ) of public land. This resulted in additional pressure on Congress, and beginning with Rancho Suscol in 1863, it passed special acts that allowed certain claimants to pre-empt their land without regard to acreage. By 1866 this privilege was extended to all owners of rejected claims. A number of ranchos remained in whole or part in

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1024-537: Was purchased by James W. Long in 1908. Long formed the Orange Heights Water Company and began developing the area in 1910. Through several acquisitions Willitts J. Hole (1858–1936), a Los Angeles businessman, purchased much of the original Rancho, eventually owning more than 17,000 acres (69 km ). Hole continued to use the land as a ranch, which became known as the Hole Ranch , and he built

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