San Ignacia del Babocomari
Posted by: 
unimoggers
N 31° 43.425 W 110° 31.228
12R E 545429 N 3509916
I found this gem back in July of 2005 because I'm a big marker fan. What a story! Can you imagine the robbery!!?? I tried to find a website to learn more. No avail.
Waymark Code: WM28D9
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 09/21/2007
Views: 98
Marker Text:
Mexican Land Grant
San Ignacia
del Babocomari
For $390 on December 25, 1832, Ingacio Elias and his sister Eulalia purchased 123,068 acres of rangeland stretching almost to the San Pedro River on the east and to the Canelo Hills and Sonoita Creek on the west. Only 34,707 acres was allowed by the U.S. Court of Private Land claims-- the largest land grant approved in Arizona.
The San Ignacia del Babocomari land grant was established shortly after the Mexican war of independence in 1821, and large scale cattle ranching was introduced to the region. Drought decimated the herds in the early 1890s. The combination of heavy overgrazing and drought caused severe soil erosion, which led to vast changes in the soils, hydrology, and biotic communities of the region.
Marker Name: San Ignacia del Babocomari
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Cochise
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
The land was set in Cochise and Santa Cruz counties.
Year placed: 1939
|
Visit Instructions:
To claim a log for this waymark, some proof of visit is required. This proof can be a simple gps photo, a photo with your mascot (a signature item that you use for photographs, similar to using a gps) or a answer to any question that the person who posted the waymark has asked. A gps photo will always be accepted as proof of visit regardless of any specific question a waymark may ask.