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Gaspar de Portola reached a valley of Alta California where today stands the city of Santa Ana
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Was established within the santa ana valley.
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The mexica american war ended.
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Alta california become part of the united states an d american setters arrived in this area.
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Claimed in 1869 by kentuckain William H. spurgeon on land obtained from the descendents of jose antonia yorba.
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Santa Ana was incorporate as a city in 1886 with a population of 2000 and inn 1889 became the seat of the newly farmed orange country.
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Pacific electric railway from los angeles was extended to santa ana, running aling fourth street downtown
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this company was founded in 1912 and this santa ana was the home of this original company.
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the closing of one route coincide with tehe opening of the santa ana freedway in 1953, incresing the ease of travel by outomobile
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since the 1980s santa ana has been characterize by an effort to revitalize the downtown area which had declining in influence
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in 1987, mainplace wall (now westfield mainplace) was opened north of downtownand became a major retail center for the area.
