Rancho Miramontes
Mexican land grant in California
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Rancho Miramontes (also called Arroyo de los Pilarcitos, Miramontes Rancho de San Benito, and Rancho San Benito) was a 4,424-acre (17.90 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day San Mateo County, California, given in 1841 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to Juan Jose Candelario Miramontes. Arroyo de los Pilarcitos means "creek of little pillars." The grant extended along the Pacific coast from Pilarcitos Creek and present day Half Moon Bay south past Miramontes Point to Canada Verdes.
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Half Moon Bay, California
City in California, United States
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James Johnston House (Half Moon Bay, California)
United States historic place
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Poplar Beach
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Community United Methodist Church (Half Moon Bay, California)
Historic church in California, United States
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