IF YOU LIVE HERE YOU PRONOUNCE ESTUDILLO “ESTA-DILLO”. Sorry Spanish speakers… As I tell you this story you will recognize some of our street names with origins in our founding families. The 1 st settler was Don Jose Joaquin and this wife Dona Juana . Don Joaquin, as he was referred to, was friends with the new governor, Don Juan Alvarado . Alvarado was put to the task of was dividing up grazing lands between friends. Some of the Estudillo land was redistributed to Guillermo Castro , who was related to the governor by marriage. The hills of Castro Valley to Eastern Hayward was appropriated and Estudillo was left with all the grazing land below that. Castro Valley was part of the original 28,000 acre (110 km²) land grant given to Castro, called Rancho San Lorenzo. This land grant included Hayward, San Lorenzo, and Castro Valley, including Crow Canyon, Cull Canyon, and Palomares Canyons. Castro had a gambling habit and had to sell off portions of his land to pay g
San Leandro has a colorful history and played an important part in the development of the Bay Area. I hope to highlight bits of information on the little things that make it so interesting like street names, festivals, important architecture and current events. . I am a real estate agent serving the bay area and offer my services to help you buy your home in history.