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Article about “La Sierra Land Grant Case,” 1995
“Costilla County Trial to be held in Rael v. Taylor after Colorado Court of Appeals Issues Ruling Favorable to Local Residents in 35-year-old San Luis Land Rights Battle.” From Tierra y Libertad, published in Grand Junction, Dec.,1995
April 4, 2020
Editorial, “Unity Critical to Successful Fight Against Taylor’s Land Thievery,” 1995
Editorial about the forthcoming trial in the long-running battle to preserve Taylor Ranch, from Tierra y Libertad (published in Grand Junction), Dec., 1995, p. 2.
Article about sale of portion of Taylor Ranch, 1999
Article reporting that the remaining two-third of the Taylor Ranch has been sold to Western Properties Investors. The sale took state and local officials by surprise, after 39 years of legal action and various attempts to acquire the property for public use. Full article here.
Decision of the Colorado Supreme Court in Lobato v. Taylor, 2003
First page of the summary of the court’s decision in that case, listing all the San Luis Plaintiffs against Zachary Taylor, as executor of the estate of Jack Taylor. The court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and set up a process for establishing who counted as heirs of the original grantees. April 28, 2003; modified June 16,2003
Photo, Shirley Romero Otero, 2016
Photo of Shirley Romero Otero, with La Sierra behind her, part of an article about her in the Colorado Trust newsletter, Aug. 10, 2016
Photo, Cielo Vista Ranch, 2017
Photo used as part of an advertisement for Cielo Vista Ranch at time of its sale by the MirrRanch Group,2017
Photo, Cielo Vista Ranch, with Culebra Peak at right, 2017
Photo of the ranch with Culebra Peak at the right. Part of an article in the Denver Post about the ranch’s recent sale, having been listed at $105 million. August 14, 2017
Article about new owner having offered $300 to heirs if they would give up their claim; describes 2017, published 2018
“Cielo Vista: New landowner, old tricks”. Report that William Harrison, whose company purchased Cista Vista Ranch in Aug., 2017, sent out letters on Dec. 20, 2017, to the heirs who had gained access to the ranch through the 2003 legal decision, offering to buy back the land use rights if they weren’t being used. He offered $300 per heir. First page of article.
Article about new owner trying to overturn previous decision, 2018
“Decades-Long Battle About Historic Ranch Headed Back to Court.” Attorney for William B. Harrison, 4th owner since 2004, tries to persuade court to overturn 2003 decision of the Colorado Supreme Court giving heirs of land-grant awardees access to Taylor Ranch. First page of article.
Photo, young protesters with Shirley Romero Otero at left, 2018
This photo accompanied an article in the Colorado Sun, Sept. 5, 2018
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