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expedition of Gaspar de Portola
after the expedition out of Mexico City, then capitol of New Spain, Friar Junipero Serra named the area Vallejo de Santa Ana (Valley of saint Anne, or Santa Ana Valley). -
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history of santa ana
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Mission San Juan Capistrano
was established within this valley. This Santa Ana Valley comprised most of what is noe called Orange Country. -
Mexican Independence
The year of the commencement of the war os Mexican Independence (1810-1821), Jose Antonio Yorba, a sergeant of the Spanish army was granted land that called Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana . -
Mexican - American war
ended in 1848, Alta California became part of the United States and American settlers arrived this area. -
Kentuckian William H.
Spurgeon on land obtained from the descendents of Jose Antonio Yorba, Santa Ana was incorporated as a city in 1886 with a population of 2000 and in 1889 became the seat of the newly formed Oranged Country. -
Santa Ana was incorporated
as a city on 1886 with a population os 2000 and in 1889 became the seat of the newly formed orange country -
Pacific Electric Railway
from Los Angeles was extended to Santa Ana, running along Fourth Street downtown. -
Glenn L. Martin aviation company
founded in 1912 before merging with the Wrigth Company in 1916. -
Pacific Electric System
due to declining reideship, the route was abandoned by the 1950s and the tracks were removed along with much of the rest of the pacific electric system -
election of the mayor
Hving been a Character city, the citizens of Santa Ana amended the character November 1988 to provide for the direc election of the Mayor who until that point had been an appointee of the Council. -
Opening of Santa Ana
the closing coincided with the opening of Santa Ana, increasing the ease of travel by automibile -
MainPlace Mall
was opened north of downtwon and became a major retail center for the area. -
Grand Central Art Center
to attract artists and young professionals to live-work lofts and new business. the process continued into 2009 with the reopening of the historic Yost Theater
