ado ▁to ▁Juan ▁Pr ado ▁M esa . ▁ ▁The ▁grant ▁was ▁bounded ▁by ▁Ad obe ▁Creek ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁Stevens ▁Creek ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁and ▁included ▁P erman ente ▁Creek , ▁and ▁present - day ▁Los ▁Alt os ▁Hills . ▁ ▁History ▁Juan ▁Pr ado ▁M esa ▁( 1 8 0 6 ▁- ▁ 1 8 4 5 ) ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Santa ▁Clara , ▁grand son ▁of ▁Corpor al ▁José ▁Val er io ▁M esa ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁California ▁with ▁the ▁An za ▁Ex ped ition , ▁and ▁son ▁of ▁Jose ▁Antonio ▁M esa , ▁gran te e ▁of ▁Ran cho ▁Los ▁Med anos . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 8 2 8 , ▁Juan ▁Pr ado ▁M esa ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁soldier ▁at ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Pres id io . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁when ▁Valle jo ▁moved ▁his ▁company ▁to ▁Son oma , ▁Alf érez ▁Juan ▁Pr ado ▁M esa ▁was ▁left ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Pres id io . ▁ ▁Later ▁M esa ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Santa ▁Clara ▁Mission ▁guard . ▁ ▁Juan ▁Pr ado ▁M esa ▁was ▁wounded ▁in ▁an ▁Indian ▁fight ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁granted ▁Ran cho ▁San ▁Antonio ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁and ▁died ▁from ▁his ▁w ounds ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁c ession ▁of ▁California ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁following ▁the ▁Mexican - American ▁War , ▁the ▁ 1 8 4