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Documents Relating to San Juan de la Boquillas y Nogales Land Grant

1833 to 1901
1879 to 1899
AZ 232
Digital Collection
Collection Guide
Manuscript of a case concerning land claim dispute, page 1

The collection containsTypescript and printed materials, chiefly deeds of sale dated 1879 to 1899, relating to the San Juan de la Boquillas y Nogales land grant. The land was originally granted to Captain Ygnacio Elias Gonzales and Juan Nepomucino Felix. The collection also includes documents filed with Court of Private Land Claims by William R. Hearst and Phoebe A. Hearst concerning rights to this land in 1891.

Included materials:
Manuscript
Subject Area:
Arizona & Southwest
Law & Legal Issues
Mexican
Collection Area:
Borderlands

Land Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O’odham and the Yaqui. Committed to diversity and inclusion, the University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships, and community service.