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Rancho Rincón de los Esteros

1838 establishments in Alta California1838 in Alta California19th century in San Jose, CaliforniaCalifornia ranchosRanchos of Santa Clara County, California
Juan Ignacio Alviso
Juan Ignacio Alviso

Rancho Rincón de los Esteros was a 6,353-acre (25.71 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day Santa Clara County, California. It was given by Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado in 1838 to Ignacio Alviso. The name means Estuaries Corner or Estuaries Bend. The rancho was located within the present day Santa Clara County, on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay between the Guadalupe River and Coyote Creek outflows into the Bay.

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Rancho Rincón de los Esteros
McCarthy Lane, San Jose

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McCarthy Lane
95134 San Jose (Alviso)
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