Seven adobes once stood in the Pajaro Valley in the Monterey Bay
area in 1850, among them those of the Castro, Amesti, Rodriguez,
and Vallejo families. All are now gone, with the exception of the
two-story Rancho San Andres Castro Adobe, a few miles north of
Watsonville, California. The structure has great historical
significance because it is the only surviving rancho hacienda of
the Mexican Colonial Period. Even the adobe mounds and stone
remnants of the other six adobes which remained for awhile are now
gone. The chronological presentation given in this book covers a
period from the early 1800s to 2009 and is particularly dedicated
to the Rancho San Andres Adobe and the owners and inhabitants of
this residence. The purpose of this book is to give an account of
memories and events associated with this unique hacienda and its
owners and inhabitants. By 1823, Jose Joaquin Castro, a member of
the Anza party from Mexico, was granted provisional concession from
Mexico to the Rancho San Andres, a respectable spread of
approximately 4,400 acres, ranging from Monterey Bay to Corralitos,
and from the Pajaro River to Aptos. Along with his sons and
daughters, their family holdings eventually included the greater
part of what is now Santa Cruz County, from Pajaro to Aptos to
Soquel, and almost to Davenport to the north, consisting of over
250,000acres. This was an interesting book to research and write,
because once I had lived in a house on the grounds of the old
Castro Adobe property which included 39 acres, two houses, one
which my family lived in, and the Castro Adobe. We lived on this
farm during a portion of my childhood. Fond memories of the
beautiful adobe structure still linger with me and over time these
memories often lured me back to visit the old adobe hacienda. But
now many others will enjoy this setting, since it has been bought
by the state and will be used as a park.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2010 |
First published: |
March 2010 |
Authors: |
Kenneth M Holtzclaw
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Dimensions: |
254 x 203 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
168 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4505-7536-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
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LSN: |
1-4505-7536-6 |
Barcode: |
9781450575362 |
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