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Rancho Potrero de Santa Clara
Rancho Potrero de Santa Clara is located in San Jose, California
Rancho Potrero de Santa Clara
Location in Santa Clara County, California
LocationSanta Clara County, California
Coordinates37°21′0″N 121°55′12″W / 37.35000°N 121.92000°W / 37.35000; -121.92000
California Historical Landmark
Official nameFirst Successful Introduction of the Honeybee to California landmark[1]
DesignatedSeptember 15, 1981
Reference no.945

Rancho Potrero de Santa Clara was a 1,939-acre (7.85 km2) Mexican land grant in present day Santa Clara County, California given in 1844 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to James Alexander Forbes.[2] The name refers to the "pasture lands" of Santa Clara Mission. The grant was between the Santa Clara Mission and the Pueblo of San José, south of the present day San Jose International Airport.[3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Parks was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ogden Hoffman, 1862, Reports of Land Cases Determined in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Numa Hubert, San Francisco
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rancho Potrero de Santa Clara
  4. ^ Early Santa Clara Ranchos, Grants, Patents and Maps

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