The site uses cookies to store information on your computer. Some are essential to make our site work, others help us improve the user experience. By using the site, you consent to the placement of these cookies. The area served as a trade route for peoples in the present-day Four Corners region and the Rio Grande Valley. Navajos later used the valley as a staging area for raids on Spanish settlements along the Rio Grande.
Written accounts of the Tierra Amarilla locality by pathfinding Spanish friars in described it as suitable for pastoral and agricultural use. During the Californian Gold Rush the area became a staging point for westward fortune seekers. Although a land patent for the grant required the completion of a geographical survey before issuance, some of Manuel Martinez' heirs began to sell the land to Anglo speculators.
By Catron had consolidated the deeds he held for the whole of the grant sans the original villages and their associated fields. In , the descendants of the original grant holder's court petitions to reclaim communal land were rebuked. View the guide online, or request to have one sent to you. New Mexico Map. Your Trip 5.
Places To Visit. Top Cities. Santa Fe. Las Cruces. Los Alamos. Las Vegas. Silver City. Truth or Consequences. North Central. Native Culture. Native American Museums.
Ghost Towns. Scenic Byways. Things to Do. Outdoor Adventures. Camping and Hiking. State Parks. National Forests and Public Wilderness Lands. New Mexico's Natural Hot Springs. Digital Detox. Meow Wolf. Performing Arts. Cultural Districts. Cooking Schools. Farmers' Markets. Culinary Trails. Road trips. Enchanted Eight. Roadside Oddities. Route The Mother Road: Route True Certified Products.
