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    "in the field". Therefore, Milpitas could be translated as "little fields". The grant included what is now the city of Milpitas. The land was originally...
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    80,273. The city's origins lie in Rancho Milpitas, granted to Californio ranchero José María Alviso in 1835. Milpitas incorporated in 1954 and has become...
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  • Rancho Milpitas was a 43,281-acre (175.15 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day Monterey County, California given in 1838 by governor Juan Alvarado to...
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    and operated Rancho Milpitas and neighboring Rancho Los Ojitos. In 1923, Newhall Land sold Rancho San Miguelito de Trinidad and Rancho El Piojo to William...
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    people Ohlone people Rancho El Sur Rancho San Francisquito Rancho San Jose y Sur Chiquito Rancho Tularcitos Rancho Milpitas Rancho San Jose y Sur Chiquito...
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    of Rancho San Vicente. The grant was located in the upper Carmel Valley, inland and east of Rancho San Jose y Sur Chiquito. Rancho Milpitas Rancho Milpitas...
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    Milpitas Unified School District is a public school district in Milpitas, California. It operates two child development centers, ten elementary schools...
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    structure known as the Milpitas Ranch House which was destroyed by fire in the 1920s. The 1930 hotel has also been known as Milpitas Hacienda, Hacienda Guest...
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    (mayor) in 1836 and was the rancho grantee for Rancho Milpitas. Alviso is considered the founder of the city of Milpitas. Alviso was born in 1798 and...
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  • great herds of livestock on Rancho Las Putas for himself and his sons, and Nicolás Antonio II was granted Rancho Milpitas. The eldest daughter, María...
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