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When California was part of Spain and then Mexico, vast ranchos were granted to worthy citizens. In 1840, Mexican Governor Juan Alvarado granted Rancho Rinconada de los Gatos, meaning corner of the cougars, to brothers-in-law Sebastian Fabian Peralta and José Maria Hernandez. The 6,631-acre rancho included what is today about one-third of Campbell, parts of San José and Saratoga, as well as Los Gatos and Monte Sereno. Like most rancheros, Peralta and Hernandez raised thousands of cattle and sheep. Around 1847, Peralta built an adobe home at the northernmost point of their rancho and lived there with his wife Maria Paula Sepulveda and their children Antonio, Miguel, Mariana, Julia, and Rita.
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