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expedition of gaspar de partola of out mexico city then capital of new espain
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mission san juan capistrano was established within this valley this santana valley comprised most of wath is now called Orange Country
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year of the commencement of the war of mexican independence
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after the mexican american war endenin 1848
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claimed in 1869 by kentuckin william spurgeon on land obtained from the descendents of jose antonio yorba santa anna was incorporate as city in 1886 with a population of 2000 and in 1889 bacame the seat of the newly formed orange country
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the pacific electric railwail from los angeles was esrenden to santana anna running along fourth street downtown
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increasing the ease of travel by automobil
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before merging whith the wrigth company in 1916
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the tracks were removed along with much of the rest of the pacific electric system
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santana anna has bee characterize by an effort torevitalize the downtown area which had daclined in influence
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was opened north of downtown and became a major retail center for the war