y . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁refers ▁to ▁Rio ▁de ▁Jes ús ▁María , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Cache ▁Creek . ▁ ▁The ▁grant , ▁north ▁of ▁Wood land , ▁extended ▁along ▁Cache ▁Creek , ▁from ▁Ran cho ▁Qu eses osi ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁to ▁the ▁Sac r amento ▁River . ▁ ▁History ▁Thomas ▁M . ▁Hard y , ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁England , ▁arrived ▁in ▁V era C ru z , ▁Mexico ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁Mexico ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁San ▁Jac into ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 . ▁ ▁For ▁his ▁service , ▁he ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁natural ized ▁citiz en ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁Hard y ▁was ▁in ▁California ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁granted ▁the ▁six ▁square ▁league ▁Ran cho ▁Rio ▁de ▁Jesus ▁Maria . ▁ ▁He ▁d rown ed , ▁under ▁strange ▁circumstances , ▁in ▁Su is un ▁Bay ▁near ▁Ben icia ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁ ▁His ▁estate ▁was ▁sold ▁by ▁a ▁public ▁administrator ▁to ▁James ▁M . ▁Har bin . ▁ ▁Har bin ▁came ▁to ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁ ▁and ▁co - dis cover ed ▁Har bin ▁Spr ings , ▁California ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁▁ ▁With ▁the ▁c ession ▁of ▁California ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁following ▁the ▁Mexican - American ▁War , ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Gu ad alu pe ▁H idal go ▁provided