December 1 Ranchos in 1831 Rancho Jamacha, a 8,881 acre Mexican land grant was deeded. It belonged to Apolinaria Lorenzana, who, as an orphan, was sent from Mexico to Alta California in 1800 to help populate the region. After Mexico won independence from Spain, padres at Mission San Diego gave her two ranchos. Ships in 1849 Six steamers sailed between San […]