the Armijos. In 1851,Sampson Smith (1897) bought from Daniel Berry the parcel sold by Armijo. With the cession of California to the United States following the Mexican–American War, the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho Tolenas was filed with the Public Land Commission in 1852. In 1857, Rancho Suisun had then been confirmed, surveyed and patented to ArchibaldA. Ritchie; and his patent covered the land in dispute. Rancho Tolenas had been confirmed, but not surveyed nor patented. The dispute was finally decided upon appeal to the Supreme Court of California in the important 1859 Waterman v. Smith decision. The Rancho Tolenas grant was patented to Dolores Riesgo Armijo in 1868. See also Cement, California List of ranchos of California Ranchos of California References PHOTO #: WY0002d, CAPTION: Armijo Adobe (ca. 1847-48) Pen wash from pencil sketch by Nathan Coombs Sr. of Napa. Pen wash by Mary Pedri. Sketch given to David Weir by State Sen. Frank Coombs in 1926. The Adobe was located on the Lewis Pierce Hill Ranch. Only known of the Adobe which fell before 1900. Year: 1847-8 from solanohistory.org accessed October 30, 2015. Tolenas Tolenas Tolenas