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After the 1769 expedition of Gaspar the Portola, out of Mexico City, friar Junispero Serra named the area Vallejo de Santa Ana, Mission San Juan Capistrano was established within this valley. Now called Orange County
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in the year of the commencement of the war of Mexican Indeoendence, Jose Antonio Yorba, a Yorba's rancho included the lands where de cities of Olive, Orange, Irvine, Yorba Linda, Villa Park, Santa Ana, Tustin, Costa Mesa and unincorporated El Modena, and Santa Ana Heights, are today.
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In this year Santa Ana was incorporated as a city, with a population of 2000 people.
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In this year Santa Ana became the seat of the newly formed Orange Country
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the pacific electric railway from los Angeles was extended to Santa Ana . The red cars made travel to Los Angeles easier and helped continue Santa Ana's population boom.
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Santa Ana was the home of the original Glenn L. Martin aviation company, founded in this year before merging with the Wright Company in 1916.
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During World War II, the Santa Ana army base was built as a training center for the United States Army air Forces
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The Santa Ana Freeway was opening in this year, increasing the ease of travel by automobile
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The Santa Ana artist´s village was created around Cal State Fullerton´s Grand Central Art Center to attract atist and young professionals to live-work lofts and new businesses.
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the citizens of Santa Ana amended the Charter November 1988 to provide for the direct election of the mayor who until that point had been an appointee of the Council. The current mayor of Santa Ana is Miguel A. Pulido, the first mayor of Latio descent in the city´s history.
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the historic Yost Theather was reopening.
