 Alviso filed a claim for the grant with the Land Commission in 1852, and the grant was patented to Alviso in 1871.Both Californio-held parcels were subject to a rush of American squatters in 1852.Berreyesa and his three sons were tricked by Anglo settler James Jakes who told them they could cement the Berreyesa claim by building four new homes on outlying areas of the property and occupying them in a similar manner to the new squatters.