Rancho Petaluma

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Rancho Petaluma was a large Mexican-era land grant in present-day Sonoma County, California, historically associated with the early development of the region under General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo.

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Surface form Occurrences
Rancho Cotate 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mexican land grant
adjacentTo Rancho Petaluma Adobe NERFINISHED
associatedWith Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo NERFINISHED
country Mexico
economicRole center of cattle hide and tallow trade
regional agricultural center
governedBy Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo NERFINISHED
governmentTypeAtGrant Mexican government of Alta California
grantee Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo NERFINISHED
hasNotableStructure Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park NERFINISHED
hasSettlement Petaluma, California NERFINISHED
heritageDesignationRelatedSite National Historic Landmark (Petaluma Adobe) NERFINISHED
historicalEra Mexican era of California NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance early development of Sonoma County
transition from Mexican to American rule in California
influencedDevelopmentOf Petaluma, California NERFINISHED
Sonoma County, California NERFINISHED
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Sonoma County, California NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
namedAfter Petaluma River NERFINISHED
partOf Alta California NERFINISHED
Northern California ranchos system NERFINISHED
predecessorTerritory Indigenous lands of the Coast Miwok and Pomo peoples
timePeriod 19th century
usedFor agriculture
cattle ranching

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Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo landOwnerOf Rancho Petaluma
Cotati, California namedAfter Rancho Petaluma
this entity surface form: Rancho Cotate