{"product_id":"the-rancho-san-andres-castro-adobe-chronology-of-owners-since-mid-1850s","title":"The Rancho San Andres Castro Adobe: Chronology of Owners Since Mid-1850s","description":"Seven adobes once stood in the Pajaro Valley in the Monterey Bay area in 1850, among them those of the Castro, Amesti, Rodriguez, and Vallejo families. All are now gone, with the exception of the two-story Rancho San Andres Castro Adobe, a few miles north of Watsonville, California. The structure has great historical significance because it is the only surviving rancho hacienda of the Mexican Colonial Period. Even the adobe mounds and stone remnants of the other six adobes which remained for awhile are now gone. The chronological presentation given in this book covers a period from the early 1800s to 2009 and is particularly dedicated to the Rancho San Andres Adobe and the owners and inhabitants of this residence. The purpose of this book is to give an account of memories and events associated with this unique hacienda and its owners and inhabitants. By 1823, Jose Joaquin Castro, a member of the Anza party from Mexico, was granted provisional concession from Mexico to the Rancho San Andres, a respectable spread of approximately 4,400 acres, ranging from Monterey Bay to Corralitos, and from the Pajaro River to Aptos. Along with his sons and daughters, their family holdings eventually included the greater part of what is now Santa Cruz County, from Pajaro to Aptos to Soquel, and almost to Davenport to the north, consisting of over 250,000acres. This was an interesting book to research and write, because once I had lived in a house on the grounds of the old Castro Adobe property which included 39 acres, two houses, one which my family lived in, and the Castro Adobe. We lived on this farm during a portion of my childhood. Fond memories of the beautiful adobe structure still linger with me and over time these memories often lured me back to visit the old adobe hacienda. But now many others will enjoy this setting, since it has been bought by the state and will be used as a park.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth M. Holtzclaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.99w x 0.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781450575362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKenneth Holtzclaw is a graduate of La Sierra University with a BS in Chemistry. He has worked for B.F. Goodrich in Rialto and Lockheed Propulsion in Mentone, both locations in nearby Southern California towns. Later, he was employed at the University of California, Riverside as a Research Associated and retired there after 27 years. He has always been interested in local history and when he retired he moved to Banning, a small town nearby Riverside. Here, he found a cache of local history, primarily due to the activity from the influx of stage coach routes and the railroad line that was built and ran through San Gorgonio Pass, where the small towns of Banning, Beaumont, and Cabazon are located. He is the author of 7 Arcadia Images of America books, 1 Arcadia Images of Sports book, and co-author of 1 Arcadia Images of America book, most related to history of the San Gorgonio Pass. The author is a native of California, born in La Habra, but spent his childhood years in Central California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53321553969450,"sku":"9781450575362","price":21.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1022\/4553\/1946\/files\/img_7015a473-d9e9-426c-a5c8-28e56e5b8a60.jpg?v=1793052690","url":"https:\/\/delvanta.shop\/products\/the-rancho-san-andres-castro-adobe-chronology-of-owners-since-mid-1850s","provider":"Whitmore Lane","version":"1.0","type":"link"}