Rancho Cañada de Salsipuedes was at one time granted to Pedro Cordero, son of Mariano Cordero. The rancho was only a few miles from Miguel Cordero's (Pedro's brother) rancho at Las Cruces.
History
Rancho Cañada de Salsipuedes, a 6,656 acre rancho near Lompoc,
California, was officially granted to Pedro Cordero by Governor
Manuel Micheltorena on May 18, 1844. In 1850 John C. Keyes (also
Kays) purchased the rancho from Pedro Cordero and immediately
occupied the rancho and raised live stock. Keyes filed a claim
on May 8, 1852 that was later confirmed by the District Court in
1855. The for patent for Rancho Cañada de Salsipuedes was issued
to John Keyes on February 18, 1874. Hollister eventually
purchased Rancho Salsipuedes and established a dairy on the
property. Photos of the dairy are
here.
Maps and Diagrams
1. Land Case Map B-944.
Diseño del Rancho Cañada de Salsipuedes
2. Land Case Map E-1025.
Plat of the Rancho Mission Vieja la Purissima
(includes Rancho Cañada de Salsipuedes)
3. Insurance and Trust Company map of the
Lompoc Judicial District,
including Rancho Cañada de Salsipuedes.
4. Another map of the
Lompoc Judicial District.