The Economic Times

In 1843, a Mexican woman fought to preserve this 5,600-acre ranch. Nearly 200 years later, another woman is protecting the California property

The Spanish Ranch has endured wars, changing ownership, economic pressures and the transformation of California around it. Now, the family that has owned the property since 1997 has taken another step to ensure its more than 5,600 acres remain a working landscape for generations to come.