In 1767, he was granted Camargo 69 by the King of Spain. refused possession pending decision on how to resolve the tract's lack of usual depth. Juan Cristobal Martinez was a settler of Camargo in 1757 with 4 children, all arms, 8 horses, and 1 donkey. Despite this, he was assigned a tract much smaller than the usual size. Possibly he already had a rancho here.