1844 land grant still fuels Colorado's longest-running land dispute
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 now appointed Ken Salazar as a special envoy to help the heirs, community and property owner find a way forward.
A land dispute in Colorado has persisted for over four decades, stemming from an 1844 Mexican land grant known as the Sangre de Cristo Land Grant. The 80,000-acre property now called Cielo Vista Ranch, or traditionally La Sierra, is located in Costilla County. Ownership of the property is in dispute, as are the rights of access for various activities such as grazing livestock and collecting firewood.
The dispute has involved heirs of the original land grant and the current owners of the ranch, and has led to multiple legal battles over the extent of these rights. Recently, Colorado Governor Jared Polis appointed former US Interior Secretary and Ambassador Ken Salazar as a special envoy to help resolve the long-standing disagreement.
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