▁the ▁San ▁Lorenzo ▁River . ▁It ▁included ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁present - day ▁communities ▁of ▁Fel ton , ▁Mount ▁Herm on ▁and ▁Olymp ia , ▁along ▁with ▁parts ▁of ▁Ben ▁L om ond , ▁Qu ail ▁H ollow ▁and ▁Bra ck ney , ▁but ▁not ▁Z ay ante . ▁ ▁History ▁Ran cho ▁Z ay ante ▁was ▁granted ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁by ▁Governor ▁José ▁Fig u ero a ▁to ▁Jo aqu in ▁B uel na , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁San ▁Jose ▁and ▁al cal de ▁of ▁Bran c if orte ▁( part ▁of ▁today ' s ▁city ▁of ▁Santa ▁Cruz ). ▁B uel na ▁never ▁occupied ▁the ▁land ▁and ▁the ▁grant ▁la ps ed . ▁It ▁was ▁re - gr anted ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁by ▁Governor ▁Juan ▁Al var ado ▁to ▁Joseph ▁L add ▁Maj ors . ▁ ▁Joseph ▁L add ▁Maj ors ▁( 1 8 0 6 – 1 8 6 8 ), ▁a ▁tra pper ▁from ▁Tennessee , ▁came ▁to ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁over ▁the ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁Tra il ▁in ▁a ▁party ▁that ▁included ▁Isaac ▁Graham . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁Maj ors ▁became ▁a ▁natural ized ▁Mexican ▁citiz en ▁and , ▁at ▁least ▁tempor arily , ▁changed ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁Juan ▁José ▁Cris ost omo ▁Mayor . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁Maj ors ▁married ▁María ▁de ▁los ▁Angeles ▁Castro ▁( 1 8 1 8 – 1 9 0 3 ), ▁daughter