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The History of Santa Anna California

  • Expedition of Gaspar Portolá

    Expedition of Gaspar Portolá

    expedition of Gaspar de Portolá out of Mexico City, then New Spain
  • mission San  Juan Capistrano

    mission San Juan Capistrano

    mission San Juan Capistrano was established within this valley.
  • Mexican Independence

    Mexican Independence

    Mexican Independence (1810-1821) Jose Antonio Yorba, a sergeant of the spanish army was granted land that he called Rancho Santiago de Santa Anna.
  • Alta California

    Alta California

    Alta California became part of the United States and american settlers arrived in this area.
  • William Spurgeon obtained land by the Kentuckian

    William Spurgeon obtained land by the Kentuckian

    the descendants of Jose Antonio Yorba obtained lands.
  • Incorporated As  a City

    Incorporated As a City

    Santa Ana was incorporated as a city with a population of 2000
  • Orange County

    Orange County

    becames the seat of the newly formed Orange County.
  • Pacific  Electric Railway

    Pacific Electric Railway

    The Pacific Electric Railway was extended to Sante Ana.
  • Glenn L. Martin Aviation Company

    Glenn L. Martin Aviation Company

    Santa Ana was the home of the orig inal Glenn L. Martin Aviation Company faunded in 1912
  • Wright Company

    Wright Company

    was before Glenn L. Martin Aviation Conpany
  • Citizens of Santa Ana

    Citizens of Santa Ana

    Citizens of Santa Ana amended the character november
  • Santa Ana Freeway

    Santa Ana Freeway

    Santa Ana Freeway, increacing the ease of travel by automobile
  • Downtown Area

    Downtown Area

    Has been characterized by an effort to revitalize the Downtown Area.
  • Mainplace Mall

    Mainplace Mall

    was an opened north of dawntown and became a major center for the area.
  • Provide For The Election of the Mayor

    Provide For The Election of the Mayor

    Provide For The Election of the Mayor who until that point had been an appointee of the council.
  • Yost Theater

    Yost Theater

    Was the reopening of the historic Yost Theater