"Come, my sons, I would show you your inheritance. In such a manner Don Luis Peralta of Mexico, might have gathered his four sons and journeyed to the high points of Oakland and Berkeley hills, from which could be seen the vast stretches of Rancho San Antonio. "To you, Ignacio, my oldest son, shall fall the southern plain from El Arroyo de San Leandro (river/creek) to this point, where tradition says that El Capitan Fages and Padre Crespi made camp 70 years ago. Antonio, yours shall be the fertile land from here to El Arroya de San Antonio and down to the estuary (Oakland). Vincente shall have the temescal the wooded peninsula, and all the land to the line bearing from the island of the Pelicans (Alcatraz) to the arroyo yonder and.... To you, Domingo, shall own all from that line to the little bald hill called San Antonio (El Cerrito)". Original Plat Map of San Antonio Land Grant Who was this man that could give away more than 43,000 acres of th...
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.