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Carlsbad in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

Leo Carrillo Ranch

(Rancho de Los Kiotes)

 
 
Leo Carrillo Ranch (Rancho de Los Kiotes) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Kindig, November 9, 2010
1. Leo Carrillo Ranch (Rancho de Los Kiotes) Marker
Inscription. Between 1937 and 1940, these adobe and wood buildings were built by actor Leo Carrillo as a retreat, working ranch, and tribute to old California culture and architecture. The Leo Carrillo Ranch, with its Flying "LC" brand, originally covered 2,538 acres and was frequented by Carrillo and his friends until 1960. Leo Carrillo was a strong, positive, and well-loved role model who sought to celebrate California's early Spanish heritage, through a life of good deeds and charitable causes.
 
Erected 1996 by State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the City of Carlsbad, Friends of Carrillo Ranch, and Squibob Chapter, E Clampus Vitus. (Marker Number 1020.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkEntertainmentHispanic Americans. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks, and the E Clampus Vitus series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.
 
Location. 33° 7.219′ N, 117° 14.2′ W. Marker is in Carlsbad, California, in San Diego County. Marker can be reached from Flying LC Lane north of Carrillo Way. Marker is located in the Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6298 Flying LC Lane, Carlsbad CA 92009, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
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At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Stagecoach Park (approx. 3.1 miles away); Welcome to Agua Hedionda (approx. 4.3 miles away); Agua Hedionda Lagoon (approx. 4.3 miles away); Olivenhain Meeting Hall (approx. 5.3 miles away); Buena Vista Reservoir Park (approx. 6.8 miles away); Carlsbad Santa Fe Depot (approx. 7.1 miles away); El Camino Real Bell (approx. 7.1 miles away); Twin Inns (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carlsbad.
 
Leo Carrillo Ranch Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Kindig, November 9, 2010
2. Leo Carrillo Ranch Marker
Rancho de Los Kiotes image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Kindig, November 9, 2010
3. Rancho de Los Kiotes
has been placed
on the
National
Register of
Historic Places by the United States
Department of the
Interior
Leo Carrillo Ranch Park image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Kindig, April 5, 2009
4. Leo Carrillo Ranch Park
Leo Carrillo Ranch image. Click for full size.
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5. Leo Carrillo Ranch
Rancho de Los Quiotes image. Click for full size.
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6. Rancho de Los Quiotes
Ranch of the Spanish Daggers
Leo Carrillo - Dueno
Carrillo Ranch Visitor Center image. Click for full size.
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7. Carrillo Ranch Visitor Center
Camisa de Pancho image. Click for full size.
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8. Camisa de Pancho
Leo Carrillo & Conquistador image. Click for full size.
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9. Leo Carrillo & Conquistador
Flying "LC" Brand image. Click for full size.
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10. Flying "LC" Brand
Leo Carrillo Ranch image. Click for full size.
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11. Leo Carrillo Ranch
Pool and Cabana image. Click for full size.
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12. Pool and Cabana
Poolside Bench image. Click for full size.
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13. Poolside Bench
BBQ and Grille image. Click for full size.
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14. BBQ and Grille
Engraved Concrete image. Click for full size.
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15. Engraved Concrete
Wash House image. Click for full size.
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16. Wash House
Wash House image. Click for full size.
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17. Wash House
Kelly Marker image. Click for full size.
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18. Kelly Marker
Matthew Kelly
and the
Los Kiotas Ranch
1868-1923

In 1868 Matthew Kelly homesteaded 174.5 acres in this valley creating the Los Kiotas Ranch. In 1882 he built a second two story adobe home on this site. Nearly 60 years later, the four original walls of that house were preserved and incorporated into Leo Carrillo's own Hacienda.

In Memory of Lucia Kelly Sippel
1933-2007

A fourth-generation Kelly, Lucia was passionate about history and passing her knowledge on to the next generation. She was a devoted docent who was greatly appreciated for her time, talent, and kindness towards others.
Bya W. Sperry Marker image. Click for full size.
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19. Bya W. Sperry Marker
In loving memory of
Bya W. Sperry
1910 - 2001
Charter Member De Anza Chapter,
Regent, District XIV Director,
California State Regent and National Vice President General
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
May 13, 2006
Bya W. Sperry Marker image. Click for full size.
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20. Bya W. Sperry Marker
Windmill image. Click for full size.
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21. Windmill
Hacienda (east side) image. Click for full size.
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22. Hacienda (east side)
Hacienda (north side) image. Click for full size.
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23. Hacienda (north side)
Hacienda (east side) image. Click for full size.
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24. Hacienda (east side)
Hacienda (east side) image. Click for full size.
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25. Hacienda (east side)
Hacienda (southwest side) image. Click for full size.
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26. Hacienda (southwest side)
Flying "LC" Brand image. Click for full size.
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27. Flying "LC" Brand
Hacienda (northeast side) image. Click for full size.
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28. Hacienda (northeast side)
Hacienda (northwest side) image. Click for full size.
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29. Hacienda (northwest side)
Door Knocker image. Click for full size.
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30. Door Knocker
Bedroom image. Click for full size.
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31. Bedroom
Ortega Valencia Painting image. Click for full size.
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32. Ortega Valencia Painting
"Fawn of the Forest" - Mojave 1890 image. Click for full size.
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33. "Fawn of the Forest" - Mojave 1890
Ranchos de Los Quiotes image. Click for full size.
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34. Ranchos de Los Quiotes
Bedroom image. Click for full size.
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35. Bedroom
Romance at the Ranch image. Click for full size.
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36. Romance at the Ranch
Leo Carrillo & Deedie enjoy a peaceful moment in their bedroom at the hacienda, c. early 1940's.

Photograph courtesy of Carrillo Ranch Archives
Shower image. Click for full size.
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37. Shower
Hacienda image. Click for full size.
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38. Hacienda
Hacienda (south side) image. Click for full size.
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39. Hacienda (south side)
Deedie's House image. Click for full size.
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40. Deedie's House
Deedie's House image. Click for full size.
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41. Deedie's House
Cantina, Carriage House, and Feed Shed image. Click for full size.
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42. Cantina, Carriage House, and Feed Shed
Carriage House, Tack Shed, Feed Shed, Stables, and Barn image. Click for full size.
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43. Carriage House, Tack Shed, Feed Shed, Stables, and Barn
Cattle Chute image. Click for full size.
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44. Cattle Chute
Cattle Chute image. Click for full size.
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45. Cattle Chute
Flying "LC" Brand image. Click for full size.
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46. Flying "LC" Brand
Orange Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae) image. Click for full size.
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47. Orange Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae)
Red Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spectabilis) image. Click for full size.
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48. Red Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spectabilis)
Red Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spectabilis) image. Click for full size.
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49. Red Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spectabilis)
Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) image. Click for full size.
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50. Blue Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Unidentified Plant image. Click for full size.
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51. Unidentified Plant
Aloe (Aloe spp.) image. Click for full size.
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52. Aloe (Aloe spp.)
Unidentified Plant image. Click for full size.
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53. Unidentified Plant
Cantina image. Click for full size.
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54. Cantina
Cantina image. Click for full size.
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55. Cantina
Carriage House image. Click for full size.
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56. Carriage House
Carriage House image. Click for full size.
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57. Carriage House
Carriage House image. Click for full size.
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58. Carriage House
Carriage House image. Click for full size.
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59. Carriage House
Feed Storage image. Click for full size.
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60. Feed Storage
Feed Storage image. Click for full size.
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61. Feed Storage
Pigeon Roost image. Click for full size.
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62. Pigeon Roost
Pigeon Roost image. Click for full size.
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63. Pigeon Roost
Stables image. Click for full size.
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64. Stables
Stables image. Click for full size.
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65. Stables
"The Sun Goddess" image. Click for full size.
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66. "The Sun Goddess"
Stables image. Click for full size.
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67. Stables
"Peligro de Incendio" image. Click for full size.
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68. "Peligro de Incendio"
Three-tiered Bunk Bed image. Click for full size.
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69. Three-tiered Bunk Bed
Office image. Click for full size.
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70. Office
Stables image. Click for full size.
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71. Stables
Home for Conquistador, An Office for Leo image. Click for full size.
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72. Home for Conquistador, An Office for Leo
Built into the sloping hillside is a large, three-tier barn and stable complex. The lower level included a bullpen, corral, windmill, watering trough, and wash station. Adjacent to the lower porch, there are six stables. The stable was the central point of the working rancho. At the peak of operation, Leo had more than 600 head of cattle, including his prized Hereford, Diamond Domino, a grift from Foster Farms.

It is believed that Leo's beloved horse, Conquistador, was kept in the largest end stall. There was in illuminated cross hung from a vertical support beam above this stall, perhaps to honor Conquistador's memory. The second level included a work and storage area. An office and bunkroom are located on the third level of the complex. Some of Leo's most honored guests were invited to spend the night in the bunkroom, on a three-tiered bunk bed!

"The tall cross on the hill at my rancho marks the resting place of my greatly-beloved Palomono horse, Conquistador. I do not consider it strange that I thus hallow the grave of a horse … Further, I loved this horse greatly. He typified, for me, all the magic yesteryears of California when caballeros rode like centaurs amid these same rounded hills and the neighing of their stallions drowned the voice of the wind itself."

It is still a mystery. Where is Conquistador buried? For many years, people believed that Conquistador was burned on the crest of a nearby hill, in a grave marked by a large wooden cross and a low-lying adobe wall. Plans for development, and the expansion of Melrose Drive threatened the gravesite. Archaeologists, paleontologists, and geologists were called to the site in an attempt to thoroughly document the site prior to construction. After three hours of trenching with a backhoe, researchers were unable to discover the exact location of Conquistador's grave. The marker was removed and is being temporarily stored until a suitable display location at the ranch can be determined.
Lamp image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Kindig, November 9, 2010
73. Lamp
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 1,928 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on December 30, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 5, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   7, 8, 9. submitted on January 6, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   10. submitted on January 5, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   11. submitted on January 7, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   12, 13, 14. submitted on January 6, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   15. submitted on January 7, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21. submitted on January 6, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   22. submitted on January 5, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   23. submitted on January 6, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. submitted on January 7, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   31. submitted on January 6, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   32, 33. submitted on January 7, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   34, 35, 36, 37. submitted on January 6, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   38, 39. submitted on January 7, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   40, 41, 42, 43. submitted on January 6, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   44, 45. submitted on January 5, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53. submitted on January 6, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   54, 55. submitted on January 5, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70. submitted on January 6, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   71. submitted on January 5, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California.   72, 73. submitted on January 6, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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