Narvaez, Higuera and Blanchard: An 1852 Santa Clara Land Deed

A manuscript deed dated October 18, 1852 names Jose Augustin Narvaez and Maria Josepha Higuera de Narvaez, his wife, as grantors to Charles Blanchard. It recites an $800 payment and describes land along Capitancillos Creek through marked trees, approximate distances, and the rancho boundary. Its associated docket supplies a precise county-record lead: Book E of Deeds, pages 193–194.