La Lucha por La Sierra | Scion of Texas Oil Barons Seeks to Overturn Historic Use Rights to the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant
Horno and La Sierra Common . On the horizon (L) is snow-covered 14,047 ft. high Culebra Peak, the heart of the 1844 Sangre de Cristo Land Grant and source of water for the famous acequia irrigated farms in the valley bellow. Photo courtesy of Devon G. Peña. Historic 2002 Colorado Supreme Court Ruling in Lobato v. Taylor is Under Appeal 30 YEAR-OLD SON OF TEXAS OIL BARONS SEEKS TO END LEGALLY ESTABLISHED USE RIGHTS OF MEXICAN LAND GRANT HEIRS Moderator’s Note: We are posting without further commentary or analysis a press release from the Land Rights Council (LRC) of San Luis, Colorado. On September 5, 2018, the LRC will have to defend common property use rights, yet again, before the Colorado Court of Appeals in Denver. On September 5, after the court hearing before the Colorado Court of Appeals we will report on the hearing and initiate a serious analysis of the briefs filed before the court. PRESS RELEASE FROM THE LAND RIGHTS COUNCIL Historic Lobato v. Taylor...