Rancho El Cajon

Rancho El Cajón
Historic Ranch Land
Coordinates: 32°49′48″N 116°57′00″W / 32.830°N 116.950°W / 32.830; -116.950
Founded byMaría Antonia Estudillo de Pedrorena
Area
 • Total
197.5 km2 (76.3 sq mi)

Rancho El Cajón was a 48,800-acre (197 km2) Mexican land grant in present day San Diego County, California, given in 1845 by Governor Pio Pico to María Antonia Estudillo de Pedrorena. The name means "the drawer" in Spanish, and refers to the valley between hills. The grant encompassed present day El Cajon, Bostonia, Santee, Lakeside, Flinn Springs, and the eastern part of La Mesa. The grant contained the 28-acre (0.11 km2) Rancho Cañada de los Coches grant.

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