The first Spanish grant of land to an individual in California was to Manuel Butron (1727-1793), a soldier from the Monterey presidio who had married a baptized Indian woman. Father Serra approved of Spaniards marrying converted Indian women and supported Butron's petition for a grant of land.
In 1775, Butron was granted a small concession in the Carmel Valley.
Interestingly, although he seems eventually to have lost his land grant, a number of Mutsun today can trace ancestry back to the Butron family.
Manuel Butron was buried in the floor of the chapel of Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Carmelo.
From: Protect Juristac
Map from: Amah Mutsun
Jess- you do such a nice job on this blog!!! Scrolling down....I remember The Bucket....I need to ask TGR where it is/was on the CV River....
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