Rancho Alamito

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 Rancho Alamito

Here's another way of looking at what remained of Becerra's original tract of land.
Yellow section is what was sold to Henry Koehler, blue section is what was conveyed.
That blue section was conveyed to Antonia de la Garza. Uncolored portion is what I keep pointing to.
That was Antonio's property, (rancho alamito), all 2,214 acres. Situated between Alamita Creek and Copano Creek.
Mark


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