Summary
Raymond Roybal stood in the hot June wind and took in what's left of the original Jacona Land Grant: 6,661 acres of rolling hills dotted with pinon and juniper and dry riverbeds. The Pojoaque Valley shimmered green in the afternoon heat.
The view of Black Mesa on San Ildefonso Pueblo and the valley was fantastic. But somebody has to pay for it, Roybal said.See the full content of this document
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Land-Grant Heirs Wait and Wonder
Like other land-grant heirs, the Jacona shareholders must pay property taxes, maintain fences and worry about trespassers on historic property that was granted to their ancestor by Philip V, the king of Spain, to help settle the area in 1735.
The Jacona grant is between Los Alamos, Espanola and Santa Fe. As those cities grow, property taxes rise and shareholders like Roybal feel pre...See the full content of this document
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