Rancho Rinconada del Arroyo de San Francisquito
Mexican land grant in California
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Rancho Rinconada del Arroyo de San Francisquito was a 2,230-acre (9.0 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day Santa Clara County, California given in 1841 by Governor Juan Alvarado to María Antonia Mesa. The name means "ranch at the bend in San Francisquito Creek".
The grant was located south of San Francisquito Creek, and encompassed present day Menlo Park and downtown Palo Alto.
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