Monta Loma in Mountain View in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Mariano Castro Adobe

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 1, 2016

1. Mariano Castro Adobe Marker

Inscription. Site of the original Mariano Castro Adobe, built in 1840 on Rancho Pastoría de las Borregas, a Mexican land grant.

Erected by Mountain View Pioneer and Historical Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Hispanic Americans. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 37° 24.225′ N, 122° 5.837′ W. Marker is in Mountain View, California, in Santa Clara County. It is in Monta Loma. It is at the intersection of North Rengstorff Avenue and Central Expressway, on the right when traveling south on North Rengstorff Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 North Rengstorff Avenue, Mountain View CA 94043, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Immigrant House (approx. ¾ mile away); Star Steel Windmill (approx. ¾ mile away); Birthplace of Silicon Valley (approx. ¾ mile away); The Mountain View Train Depot (approx. 1.2 miles away); City of Mountain View Adobe Building (approx. 1.2 miles away); First Commercially Practicable Integrated Circuit (approx. 1.3 miles away); Semiconductor Planar Process and Integrated Circuit (approx. 1.3 miles away); SPARC RISC Architecture (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mountain View.

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Rancho Pastoria de las Borregas. In 1849, Mariano Castro sold half the rancho to Martin Murphy, Jr., (1807-1884), the son of Martin Murphy Sr., who brought his family to California with the Stephens-Townsend-Murphy Party in 1844. (Submitted on December 1, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 1, 2016

2. Mariano Castro Adobe Marker

Survey of Rancho Posolmi and Rancho Pastoria de las Borregas image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer

3. Survey of Rancho Posolmi and Rancho Pastoria de las Borregas

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,551 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 1, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.