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land grant
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land grant

A grant of public lands by the government, usually for roads, railroads, or agricultural colleges.



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Byline: STACI MATLOCK Land grant experts say prejudice behind loss of property By Staci Matlock The New Mexican A daylong workshop in Espanola on Saturday will trace what organizers describe as the long history of prejudice behind the loss of New Mexico land grants.
Much of this land was subject to pre-existing land grants to individuals, groups, and communities made by Spain and Mixico from the 17th to the mid-19th centuries, and the Treaty provided for U.
The land can be given to the Abiquiu Land Grant because land grants became political subdivisions of the state in 2004, according to Legislative Council Service staff member Jon Boller.
 
 
 
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