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Spanish/Mexican History
in the El Cerrito Area

The Casto Adobe (article by Joanne Rubio)
Victor Castro: Stranger in a Familiar Land
Castro family genealogy
Julia Castro’s will
Landholders in the final partition of Rancho San Pablo
Rancho San Pablo final partition report
“Mexican Land Grants in Contra Costa County” book
The Adobe at Cerrito Creek
- Excerpt: Don Francisco Castro
- Excerpt: Partition of the Rancho San Pablo
- Excerpt: The Rancho San Pablo Casino
- Excerpt: The End of the Castro Adobe
View a detailed model of the Castro Adobe
Maps of old Ranchos

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