Editing Novato, California (section)

===Mexican era===
[[File:Olompali State Park Burdell Barn 9 30 2012 (4).JPG|thumb|left|[[Rancho Olómpali]] was granted in 1834 by Governor [[Manuel Micheltorena]] to [[Miwok]] ranchero [[Camilo Ynitia]].]]
In 1839, the Mexican government granted the {{convert|8876|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[Rancho Novato]] to Fernando Feliz. The rancho was named after a local Miwok leader who had probably been given the name of Saint [[Novatus]] at his baptism.<ref>{{cite book|author=Bright, William (1998) |title=1500 California Place Names |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-21271-8|date=November 30, 1998 }}</ref> Subsequently, four additional [[land grant]]s were made in the area: [[Rancho Corte Madera de Novato]], to John Martin in 1839; [[Rancho San Jose (Pacheco)|Rancho San Jose]], to Ignacio Pacheco in 1840; [[Rancho Olómpali]], awarded in 1843 to [[Camilo Ynitia]], son of a [[Coast Miwok]] chief; and [[Rancho Nicasio]], by far the largest at {{convert|56621|acre|km2|1}}, awarded to [[Pablo de la Guerra]] and [[John B.R. Cooper]] in 1844.<ref>[http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/crm/maps/MarinRanchosMap.swf Marin County Ranchos] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081114181514/http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/crm/maps/MarinRanchosMap.swf |date=November 14, 2008 }}</ref>