In 1837, Ignacio Palomares and Ricardo Vejar, respected citizens of Los Angeles, take formal possession of the Rancho San Jose after Governor Alvarado grants their petition. Jose Sepulveda rides with them, but a warning from Dominguez about hostile Mojave Indians hangs over the new owners. Measuring the land and marking its corners with a wooden cross, the partners settle into their holdings. Their ranch becomes a great cattle empire, but financial troubles and the arrival of American creditors begin to reshape the valley. Part of the Romance of the Ranchos series, the drama was originally broadcast on September 21, 1941.

With Ignacio Palomares, Ricardo Vejar, Jose Sepulveda, Dominguez, Governor Alvarado, Luis Arenas, Henry Dalton, Schlesinger.

Listen for: The opening description of the valley and the boundary-marking scene at the black willow tree

First aired on September 21, 1941.

Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast.

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