Moraga

The claimants in this case petitioned on the thirtieth of August, 1S35, for the place called “Laguna De Los Palos Colorados.” The petition was referred to the Ayuntamiento Del Pueblo De S. José Guadalupe, and also to the Rev. Padre; for their reports. On receiving these reports, which were favorable, José Castro, primero vocal of the assembly and political chief, ad interim, made his concession on the tenth of October, 1835, and directed that when the departmental assembly should have approved the grant the corresponding title should issue. On the twelfth of October, 1835, the concession was approved, but the “title” does not seem to have issued until the thirty-first of July, 1841. All the foregoing facts appear from the expediente on file in the archives of the former government.

The claimants have also produced the original title delivered to them, which bears date on the tenth of August, 1S41, to which is attached a map or diseño certified by Jimeno, secretary of the government, to be a copy of that accompanying the expediente. The translation of this certificate seems to be omitted. There also accompanies this document the certificate of approval by the departmental…