Crazy early history of Arizona and New Mexico. Also, dig that Miguel Peralta lived to 116 in the 1700s. From a land grant petition: On March 27, 1883 James Addison Reavis petitioned[1] the Surveyor General of Arizona, Joseph W. Robbins, seeking the confirmation of the Peralta Grant. In support of his claim, Reavis filed a number of Spanish documents. The first was a printed copy of a Royal Cedula which showed that on December 20, 1748 Ferdinand VI directed the Viceroy of New Spain to grant Miguel de Peralta, Baron of the Colorados, three hundred square leagues or 12,467,456 acres of land on the northern frontiers of New Spain together with all waters and minerals located therein in consideration of and as a reward for the distinguished military services he had rendered the crown as a Captain of Dragoons during the wars and for other services. Upon receipt of this Cedula, the Viceroy referred the matter to the Royal Tribunal of the Holy Inquisition of Mexico for “the proofs of the petitioner to the concession.” On October 10, 1757 the Inquisitors advised the Viceroy that Father Francisco Paner,[2] minister of the Mission of San Xavier, Father Garcia, missionary of the northern countries, and the Bishop of New Mexico, Pedro Tamaron, each had reported that they knew no obstacle to the granting of the concession. Therefore, the Inquisitors recommended that the grant be issued in such a form as to include the Gila River. As a result of this favorable report and in compliance with the Royal Cedula August de Ahumada y Villalon, Forty Second Viceroy of New Spain, on January 3, 1758, granted Peralta: … three hundred square leagues of land of the dominion of the King, which shall he located to the north of the Mission of San Xavier in Primaria Alta, in the northern portion of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, and shall be measured ten leagues, from north to south, and shall extend thirty leagues from east to west and be of such form as to include the Gila River; to hold and possess in perpetuity all the minerals, lands, water and streams and all other things thereunto pertaining. Peralta issued a statement on May 13, 1758 in which he designated the western boundary of the grant as being a line: ... running from north to south to the base of the Maricopa Mountains, to the east of the Sierra Estrella, in a direct line to the west of the mouth of the Valley of the Santa Cruz, crossing the river Gila and the Salt River ... After a lapse of eight years, Carlos III, by Royal Cedula dated January 20, 1776 decreed: … with much pleasure the King of Spain recognizes your great and many valuable services, rendered in the armies of the Crown, and approves the location by you as before described. Continuing, Reavis asserted that a copy of the grant papers was on file in the Archives in both Mexico City and Guadalajara. In order to connect himself with Peralta, he filed a copy of Peralta’s will, which had been made on January 13, 1788 at Guadalajara and devised the grant to his son, Miguel de Peralta y Sanchez. Peralta lived to the ripe old age of 116. From dev.newmexicohistory.org/filedetails.php?fileID=25009 Now, what I want to know is what was he eating????
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 03:35:20 +0000
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