In 1875, a Presidential Executive Order withdrew lands from the federal domain, setting aside a number of small reservations, including the Capitan Grande Reservation from which the Viejas Band descended.
Capitan Grande, which was patented in 1891, included portions of ancestral land of the Los Coñejos Band. Other Indians from Mission San Diego were given permission in 1853 to locate on Capitan Grande by the federal Indian Agent at the time, and over the years, a few other Indians were placed there as well.