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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Rancho San Pedro canonical 1

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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
confirmedBy Governor Diego de Borica
Mexican authorities after independence
United States land commission (after Mexican–American War)
containsHistoricSite Dominguez Rancho (Rancho Domínguez) historic district
Dominguez Rancho Adobe
country Mexico (historical period of grant confirmation)
United States (current location)
era Mexican period in California
Spanish colonial period in California
early American period in California
grantedBy Spanish Crown
linked to: Crown of Spain
includesPresentDayArea Carson, California
Harbor City, Los Angeles
linked to: Harbor City

Lomita, California
linked to: Lomita

Palos Verdes Peninsula (parts, historically disputed)
San Pedro, Los Angeles
linked to: San Pedro

Torrance, California (parts)
Wilmington, Los Angeles
languageOfName Spanish
legalStatusChange subject to U.S. land claim adjudication after Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
locatedIn Alta California (historical)
California
Los Angeles Basin
Los Angeles County
San Pedro Bay area
linked to: San Pedro Bay

South Bay region of Los Angeles County
Southern California
namedAfter San Pedro (Saint Peter)
originalGrantee Juan José Domínguez
originalGrantYear 1784
partOf Mexican territory of Alta California
Spanish colonial province of Alta California
presentDayJurisdiction City of Los Angeles (port and harbor communities)
multiple incorporated cities in Los Angeles County
relatedTo Port of Los Angeles (developed on former rancho lands)
linked to: Port of Los Angeles

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)
Domínguez family
linked to: Dominguez family
treatyRelevant Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
usedFor agriculture
cattle ranching
grazing land

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Dominguez Channel namedAfter Rancho San Pedro