Ingersoll's Century History Santa Monica Bay Cities (Being Book Number Two of Ingersoll's Century Series of California Local History Annals), 1908, 1908a, 1882, 1880, 1839, 1828, 1797, 1785
[p.136, Photo: First House in Santa Monica, Built by Francisco Marquez]
[p. 136] Boca de Santa Monica
One of the earliest settlers in the pueblo de Los Angeles was Francisco Reyes, who came with a party in 1785. Very soon thereafter he must have taken possession of lands in the vicinity of San Fernando, for in 1797 the Rancho Encino held by him was taken from him and both land and buildings appropriated to the San Fernando Mission. His son, Ysidro, was born in Los Angeles and in 1828 he, with Francisco Marquez was given a provisional grant to lands already occupied by them for grazing purposes in the Santa Monica Canyon. This grant was known as the Boca de Santa Monica (the mouth of Santa Monica). The land included in it was later claimed to be part of Santa Monica potrero granted to Francisco Sepulveda. In 1839, Governor Alvarado investigated the conflicting claims and regranted each tract to the original holders. According to the testimony of José Antonio Carrillo, who was alcade in 1828, he received an order from "the Hon. José Maria Echandia, a Political Chief, issued by virtue of a petition of several citizens, requesting to be placed in provisional possession of the common lands of the city held by them."
Among these, he gave possession to Francisco Sepulveda of the lands known as San Vicente, with a piece of pasture (potrero) named Santa Monica. "The order of Gov. Echandia only had reference to parties who owned one hundred and fifty head of cattle, and as Sepulveda came within this condition it was especially commanded to give him this land with the adjoining potrero of Santa Monica." But the boundaries of the lands thus given possession of were not defined and there was soon dispute as to the territory included."