• Rancho San Simeon was a 4,469-acre (18.09 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day San Luis Obispo County, California given in 1842 by Governor Juan Alvarado...
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    San Simeon (Spanish: San Simeón, meaning "St. Simon") is an unincorporated community on the Pacific coast of San Luis Obispo County, California, United...
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    del Pinal), where it adjoins Rancho San Simeon. The land grant includes the original townsite and post office for San Simeon, the Hearst Ranch headquarters...
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  • was elected San Luis Obispo county supervisor in 1860 and 1861. His brother, José Ramón Estrada, was granted Rancho San Simeon and Rancho El Toro. With...
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  • California "San Simeon", a song by the band Goldfinger on the album Stomping Ground Rancho San Simeon, a Mexican land grant in present-day San Luis Obispo...
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    Hearst Ranch (category Protected areas of San Luis Obispo County, California)
    (120 km2) of Rancho Piedra Blanca, an 1840 Mexican land grant, in the late 19th century. He also bought most of Rancho San Simeon, and part of Rancho Santa Rosa...
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    in a series of grants. Three of these were Rancho Piedra Blanca, Rancho Santa Rosa and Rancho San Simeon. The Mexican–American War of 1846–1848 saw the...
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    William Randolph Hearst (category Businesspeople from San Francisco)
    became available. He also bought most of Rancho San Simeon.[citation needed] In 1865, Hearst bought all of Rancho Santa Rosa totaling 13,184 acres (5,335 ha)...
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    new land divisions included Rancho San Antonio- or Pescadero, Rancho Punta del Año Nuevo, and Rancho Butano. José Simeon Nepomuncena Castro (1783–1842)...
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  • square league Rancho El Toro in 1835. Estrada married Maria Gregoria Castro. He was alcalde of Monterey in 1836, and grantee of Rancho San Simeon in 1842....
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  • (1811-1845), was the grantee of Rancho El Toro and Rancho San Simeon. Another son, Julian Estrada (1813 – 1871), was the grantee of Rancho Santa Rosa. A daughter...
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  • Castro (1826-), daughter of Jose Simeon Castro, grantee of Rancho Punta del Año Nuevo and Maria Antonia Pico grantee of Rancho Bolsa Nueva y Moro Cojo. Sanchez...
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  • secure the ownership was not issued until 1846. Castro's father, Simeon Castro, owned Rancho Bolsa Nueva y Moro Cojo. Manuel Castro had been an Army captain...
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  • square league Rancho Bolsa Nueva by Governor Mariano Chico in 1836; and (3) the land in between granted by Governor Juan Alvarado to Simeon Castro in 1837...
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  • Rancho Asuncion was a 39,225-acre (158.74 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day San Luis Obispo County, California. It was given in 1845 by Governor Pío...
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    operating rancho with cattle horses mules and grain fields. First known mention of this rancho is in an 1828 report on the few existing ranchos around San Diego...
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  • purchased the San Simeon Rancho. A respectable Californian named Castro, from Santa Cruz County, had purchased part of the rancho of San Geronimo. The...
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    Pos Abao Rancho Sabana Blanco Santa Helena Seroe Blanco Simeon Antonio Sividivi Socotoro Solito Tarabana Paradera Ayo Piedra Plat Shiribana San Nicolaas...
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    Sebastian Store (category Buildings and structures in San Luis Obispo County, California)
    Historical Landmark (#726) in San Simeon, California, United States. It is the oldest store building along the north coast of San Luis Obispo County. It was...
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    the Jolon area: Rancho Milpitas — (Little Gardens) Rancho San Miguelito — (Little St. Michael) Rancho El Piojo — (The Louse) Rancho Posa de los Ositos...
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    Californio family of Southern California. Members of the family held extensive rancho grants and numerous important political positions, including Governor of...
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    and played a key role in the state's acquisition of Hearst Castle at San Simeon, Los Angeles Arboretum, and Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. He eventually...
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    Cambria, California (category Census-designated places in San Luis Obispo County, California)
    forests. The town previously had gone by the names of Slabtown, Rosaville, San Simeon, and Santa Rosa. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau...
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    31, 1951, were held in the wedding chapel of the El Rancho Vegas Hotel in Las Vegas. "San Simeon's Child". Vanity Fair. April 1995. Retrieved January 24...
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    Big Sur (category Geography of San Luis Obispo County, California)
    Central Coast of the U.S. state of California, between Carmel Highlands and San Simeon, where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise abruptly from the Pacific Ocean...
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    Rancho San Andrés Castro Adobe is a historically and architecturally significant house located in the Pájaro Valley, California. The two-story Rancho...
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    from the huge original 1784 Spanish land grant Rancho San Pedro of Manuel Dominguez. It was named Rancho de los Palos Verdes, or "ranch of the green sticks"...
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    San Simeon State Park is a state park of California, United States, preserving rocky coast and rare habitats. It is located between Cambria and San Simeon...
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    Paso Robles Hot Springs (category Springs of San Luis Obispo County, California)
    a 45-acre site. In 1940, the Inn burned down. In 2003, following the San Simeon Earthquake (magnitude 6.5), a large hot spring vent and pit opened up...
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  • – 22,380 Rancho San Diego – 21,858 Ramona – 21,468 Lakeside – 21,152 Casa de Oro-Mount Helix – 19,576 Bostonia – 16,882 Alpine – 14,696 San Diego Country...
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