In 1844, a Mexican land grant covered an 80,000-acre ranch; access fight continues centuries later
The Cielo Vista Ranch in Colorado is at the centre of a land dispute dating to the 1844 Sangre de Cristo Land Grant. The 80,000-acre property has been the subject of decades of legal battles over access rights for land grant heirs. Governor Jared Polis has no…
The Times of India · TOI World Desk · September 5, 2026
<ul><li>News</li> <li>World News</li> <li>US News</li> <li>In 1844, a Mexican land grant gave settlers rights across what is now an 80,000-acre Colorado ranch; nearly two centuries later, the acce…