United States. Court of Private Land Claims
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The Court of Private Land Claims was established in 1891 to adjudicate title and ownership of Spanish and Mexican land grants in territories ceded by Mexico to the United States.
The Court of Private Land Claims was established by the United States in 1891. Its purpose was to adjudicate title and ownership of Spanish and Mexican land grants in territories ceded by Mexico to the United States by the treaties of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848, and the Gadsen Purchase, 1853. Under treaty provisions, Congress assumed an obligation to recognize earlier valid land grants. The court consisted of five justices who were appointed by the President.
A court term was established at Tucson, Arizona beginning on February 21, 1893 to consider all Arizona claims. Most of the difficulties with Arizona claims resulted from the Mexican independence in 1821 and resulting changes in Mexican government and constitution. The Court's actions are summarized in The Court of Private Land Claims: The Adjudication of Spanish and Mexican Land Grant Titles, 1891-1904, by Richard Wells Bradfute, University of New Mexico Press, 1975.
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Algodones Land Grant
Baca Land Grant
Buena Vista Land Grant
Calabasas Land Grant
Canoa Land Grant
Huebabi Land Grant
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Los Nogales de Elias Land Grant
Peralta Land Grant
Rancho Martinez Land Grant
San Bernadino Land Grant
San Ignacio del Babocomari Land Grant
San Jose de Sonoita Land Grant
San Juan de los Boquillas y Nogales Land Grant
San Pedro Land Grant
San Rafael de la Zanja Land Grant
San Rafael del Valley Land Grant
San Xavier del Bac Land Grant
Sopori Land Grant
Tres Alamos Land Grant
Tumacacori Land Grant
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