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Rancho Refugio de la Laguna Seca

1834 establishments in Alta California1834 in Alta CaliforniaCalifornia ranchosRanchos of Santa Clara County, California

Rancho Laguna Seca (also called "Refugio de la Laguna Seca") was a 19,973-acre (80.83 km2) Mexican land grant in present day Santa Clara County, California given in 1834 by Governor José Figueroa to Juan Alvires. "Laguna Seca" means "Dry Lake" in Spanish, and refers to the seasonal lake, Laguna Seca. The grant extended southward along Coyote Creek from Rancho Santa Teresa and Coyote to Rancho Ojo del Agua de la Coche and Morgan Hill.

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Rancho Refugio de la Laguna Seca
Richmond Avenue, San Jose

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