Rancho Monserate
Rancho Monserate | |
|---|---|
Former Mexican land grant | |
| Coordinates: 33°19′16″N 117°11′49″W / 33.321°N 117.197°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Diego |
| Granted | 1846 |
| Founded by | Ysidro María Alvarado |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,323 acres (5,392 ha) |
| Elevation | 397 ft (121 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−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.