Rancho Monserate

Rancho Monserate
Former Mexican land grant
Rancho Monserate
Location within California
Coordinates: 33°19′16″N 117°11′49″W / 33.321°N 117.197°W / 33.321; -117.197
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySan Diego
Granted1846
Founded byYsidro María Alvarado
Area
  Total
13,323 acres (5,392 ha)
Elevation
397 ft (121 m)
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)

Rancho Monserate was a 13,323-acre (53.92 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day San Diego County, California, given in 1846 by Governor Pío Pico to Ysidro María Alvarado. The grant extended south and east of the present day Fallbrook down to the San Luis Rey River. The grant was bounded on the west by Pico's Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores.