Rancho San Antonio (Peralta)

Rancho San Antonio (Peralta Grant)
Rancho San Antonio (Peralta) is located in Oakland, California
Rancho San Antonio (Peralta)
Location within the East Bay
LocationNorthern portion of Alameda County, California
Coordinates37°43′50.64″N 122°9′41.4″W / 37.7307333°N 122.161500°W / 37.7307333; -122.161500
Built1820
Designated1936
Reference no.246[1]

Rancho San Antonio, also known as the Peralta Grant, was a 44,800-acre (181 km2) land grant by Governor Pablo Vicente de Solá, the last Spanish governor of California, to Don Luís María Peralta, a sergeant in the Spanish Army and later, commissioner of the Pueblo of San José, in recognition of his forty years of service. The grant, issued on August 3, 1820, embraced the sites of the cities of San Leandro, Oakland, Alameda, Emeryville, Piedmont, Berkeley, and Albany.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Rancho San Antonio". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-06.