Canon de Jemez Land Grant, Bernalillo County, New Mexico

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CANON de JEMEZ GRANT 
MARCH 14, 1798
SPANISH ARCHIVES OF NEW MEXICO
VOLUME I - 608

The first settlers of the tract originally known as the Canon de San Diego were Francisco
and Antonio Garcia, brothers who were interpreters of the Navajo nation, Miguel Garcia,
Joaquin Montoya, Salvador Garcia, Jose Manuel Garcia, Juan Jose Gutierres, Juan de
Aguilar, Blas Nepomuceno Garcia, Bartolome Montoya, Jose Montoya, Tomas Montoya, Juan
Domingo Martin, Jose Gonzales, Salvador Lopez, Antonio Abad Garcia, Miguel Gallegos,
Marcos Apodaca, Jose Miguel Duran and Jose Maria Jaramillo who applied for a quantity of
uncultivated land in the Canon de San Diego, adjoining lands belonging to the Indians of
Jemez. Their petition was filed in 1798 and asked for lands from east to west to the
middle arroyo called Los Torreones, and from north to south to the Vallecito de la Cueva,
which is in front of the water fall and in transverse line from the middle arroyo to the
Rito de la Jara. They also stated that they would not injure the Indians with their persons
nor their stock, stating the few trees which the Indians has set out were planted on lands
which did not belong to them. 

The grant was made by Don Fernando Chacon, Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Armies.
Possession was given March 14, 1798 in the presence of the natives of the pueblo of Jemez,
who were summoned by chief justice of that pueblo, Antonio de Armenta.