Rancho San Pedro By historynerd1601 Period: Jan 19, 1769 to Feb 18, 1770 The Spanish Portolá Expedition took place. More info Mar 1, 1784 Juan Jose Dominguez was granted 75,000 acres of land in Alta California, called the Rancho San Pedro. More info Jan 24, 1809 Juan Jose Dominguez died, and Cristobal Dominguez inherited the Rancho. More info Apr 9, 1823 The Rancho San Pedro was re-granted in Cristobal Dominguez's name. More info Aug 21, 1824 Mexico's independence is recognized by Spain. More info Sep 18, 1825 Cristobal Dominguez died and the Rancho San Pedro was divided among his three sons. More info Jun 14, 1846 The Bear Flag Republic declares independence from Mexico. More info Jul 9, 1846 The United States annexes California. More info Feb 2, 1848 The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed More info Apr 28, 1854 Phineas Banning bought 2,424 acres of the Rancho San Pedro. More info Mar 21, 1858 Manuel Dominguez bought his brothers' shares and received a United States land patent. More info May 20, 1862 Homestead Act passed More info Jun 24, 1871 Phineas Banning dredgedthe channel to improve the Port of Los Angeles. More info Aug 24, 1882 Manuel Dominguez died and the land was divided among his six daughters. More info Mar 8, 1884 Phineas Banning died. More info Oct 29, 2015 "Straight Outta Compton" is released More info