This collection contains documents pertaining to the ownership
of Rancho de la Nacion in the second half of the nineteenth
century. These include land petitions and grants, deeds, land
surveys, mortgages, property taxes, and maps. Leading up to the
nineteenth century, the area that was to make up Rancho de la
Nacion was used by the Spanish as cattle grazing lands. The
Spanish had called it Rancho del Rey. In 1821, when the Mexican
government secured independence from Spain, the name of the area
was changed to Rancho de la Nacion. 0.25 Linear feet The San
Diego History Center (SDHC) holds the copyright to any
unpublished materials. SDHC Library regulations do apply.