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14-641: The two square league grant was made to Magdalena Estudillo, whose brother, José Antonio Estudillo , was grantee of the adjoining one square league Rancho Janal . The two grants, both to members of the Estudillo family, are often considered as one rancho. The Estudillos were absentee ranchers, living in Pueblo de San Diego . With the cession of California to the United States following the Mexican-American War ,

28-410: A property tax . This is usually done by an office called the assessor or tax assessor . Governments need to collect taxes to function. Federal, state, and local governments impose tax assessments against real property, personal property, and income. The word tax assessment is used in different ways, but often refers to a tax liability owed by a taxpayer. In the case of property, a tax assessment

42-620: A boy in 1820, when his father became commandant of the Presidio of San Diego . His brother José Joaquín was the second alcalde of Yerba Buena , the pueblo that later became San Francisco . Estudillo joined the Spanish Army at the Presidio and eventually made lieutenant around 1824. He received the Rancho Janal Mexican land grant in 1829 and Rancho San Jacinto Viejo in 1842. He was

56-607: A large L-shaped adobe house for his father on land granted by Governor José María de Echeandía . The adobe was later enlarged and became U-shaped. It was considered one of the finest homes in Alta California. The house is still standing, known as Casa de Estudillo , and is one of the oldest surviving buildings in California. It is located in Old Town San Diego State Historic Park , on the southeast side of

70-399: A member of the assembly from 1833 to 1835. By the time he reached adulthood, settlement around the fort (presidio) that his father had commanded had grown to become the early Pueblo San Diego ; Estudillo "followed" in his father's footsteps when, during 1837–38, he was Alcade and Juez de Paz of San Diego. At various times he was also the treasurer and tax collector. In 1827 Estudillo built

84-404: A property. In other areas, the market value is multiplied by an assessment ratio to arrive at the assessed value. Once a tax assessor determines the assessed value, it is multiplied by a tax rate, called a "mill rate," to arrive at the amount of the property tax. Most state statutes give taxpayers a right to appeal the assessed value concluded by the assessor. An initial step in the appeal process

98-406: Is an evaluation or an estimate of value that is typically performed by a tax assessor. The assessment leads to an "assessed value," which is a base number used in the calculation of the property tax. There is a relationship between the assessed value and the tax liability. The higher the assessment, the higher the tax bill. In some jurisdictions, the assessed value is meant to equal the market value of

112-414: Is for the taxpayer to make an independent estimate of market value and to compare it against the assessed value. In local government in the United States , an assessor, also called a tax assessor , is an appointed or elected official charged with determining the value of each taxable property in a county , municipality , or township ; this information is then used by the local governments to determine

126-765: Is now a museum open to the public. During the Mexican–American War Estudillo remained neutral. After California became part of the United States in 1850, he was the first San Diego County assessor . Estudillo married María Victoria Dominguez (July 28, 1800 – October 19, 1875) in the Presidio of San Diego on March 1, 1824. She was the daughter of María de los Reyes and Sergeant Cristobal Dominguez, grantee of Rancho San Pedro . They had 7 sons and 5 daughters. Their daughter, María Antonia Estudillo, married Miguel Pedrorena . Their daughters María Francisca Estudillo and later María del Rosario Estudillo married José Antonio Aguirre . Their son José Guadalupe Estudillo

140-729: The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho Otay was filed with the Public Land Commission in 1852, and the grant was patented to Magdelena Estudillo in 1872. A separate claim was filed by Victoria Dominguez et al, in 1852 and a Patent was issued to Victoria Dominguez in 1872 for 4,437.16 acres. 32°36′36″N 116°58′12″W  /  32.610°N 116.970°W  / 32.610; -116.970 Jos%C3%A9 Antonio Estudillo José Antonio Estudillo (November 5, 1803 – July 20, 1852)

154-583: The Old Town San Diego plaza, and is designated a National Historic Landmark in its own right. The Estudillo family lived there until 1887, after which the home became a tourist attraction popularly known as "Ramona's Marriage Place," based on the fictional character in Helen Hunt Jackson 's novel Ramona . The house was obtained by the State of California in 1968, was restored to its original condition, and

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168-412: The necessary rates of taxation to support the community's annual public budgets. In Florida, this official is known as the property appraiser . In Vermont , this office is known as a lister . This government job-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This real estate article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This tax -related article

182-476: Was California State Treasurer. Estudillo died in 1852 and is buried at El Campo Santo Catholic Cemetery in Old Town San Diego. In his biography in Smythe's History of San Diego , he is described as "a man of excellent character and large influence. Assessor (property) Tax assessment , or assessment , is the job of determining the value, and sometimes determining the use, of property , usually to calculate

196-565: Was a Californio ranchero, politician, and soldier, who served as Alcalde of San Diego and as San Diego County Assessor . He was a member of the Estudillo family of California , a prominent Californio family of San Diego. José Antonio Estudillo was born in 1803 in Monterey , then part of New Spain , to Captain José María Estudillo . José Antonio Estudillo probably came to San Diego as

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