Sanchez

The claim in this case is founded on a title issued by Governor Figueroa to the widow of Mariano Castro. It appears from the voluminous documents contained in the expediente, that Josefa Romero, the widow of Castro, petitioned the governor for a revalidation of the title of her husband, or in case the papers on file did not authorize such a proceeding, then for a new grant to' herself. The governor directed a search to be made in the archives for the record of the proceedings relative to the first grant. ' That record is embodied in a report of the secretary, Negrete, and presented to the governor for his examination. It is unnecessary to recapitulate these documents, or to examine the various reports and records of proceedings before the viceroy of New Spain on Mariano Castro’s petition. The governor seems to have been satisfied as to the right of Josefa Romero to have the land which Mariano Castro had occupied for many years confirmed to her. He accordingly issued his decree recognizing the right of the party as ascertained from the archives, and ordered the proper testimonial of her title to the property to be issued to her. In this decree the governor mentions that the rancho…