Rancho San Pedro

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Rancho San Pedro was one of the first and largest Spanish land grants in California, encompassing much of what is now the South Bay region of Los Angeles County.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mexican land grant
Spanish land grant
area approximately 43,000 acres (confirmed grant size)
approximately 75,000 acres (historical maximum claim)
borders Pacific Ocean
San Pedro Bay NERFINISHED
confirmedBy Governor Diego de Borica NERFINISHED
Mexican authorities after independence
United States land commission (after Mexican–American War) NERFINISHED
containsHistoricSite Dominguez Rancho (Rancho Domínguez) historic district NERFINISHED
Dominguez Rancho Adobe NERFINISHED
country Mexico (historical period of grant confirmation) NERFINISHED
United States (current location)
era Mexican period in California
Spanish colonial period in California
early American period in California
grantedBy Spanish Crown NERFINISHED
includesPresentDayArea Carson, California NERFINISHED
Harbor City, Los Angeles NERFINISHED
Lomita, California NERFINISHED
Palos Verdes Peninsula (parts, historically disputed) NERFINISHED
San Pedro, Los Angeles NERFINISHED
Torrance, California (parts)
Wilmington, Los Angeles NERFINISHED
languageOfName Spanish
legalStatusChange subject to U.S. land claim adjudication after Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
locatedIn Alta California (historical) NERFINISHED
California, United States
surface form: California

Los Angeles Basin NERFINISHED
Los Angeles County NERFINISHED
San Pedro Bay area NERFINISHED
South Bay region of Los Angeles County NERFINISHED
Southern California
namedAfter San Pedro (Saint Peter) NERFINISHED
originalGrantee Juan José Domínguez NERFINISHED
originalGrantYear 1784
partOf Mexican territory of Alta California NERFINISHED
Spanish colonial province of Alta California
presentDayJurisdiction City of Los Angeles (port and harbor communities) NERFINISHED
multiple incorporated cities in Los Angeles County
relatedTo Port of Los Angeles (developed on former rancho lands) NERFINISHED
urban development of Los Angeles South Bay
significance one of the first land grants in Alta California
one of the largest Spanish land grants in California
successorFamily Del Amo family (through inheritance and marriage) NERFINISHED
Domínguez family NERFINISHED
treatyRelevant Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo NERFINISHED
usedFor agriculture
cattle ranching
grazing land

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Dominguez Channel namedAfter Rancho San Pedro