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Vallejo de santa ana
Expedition of Gaspar de Portolá out of Mexico city , then capitol of New Spain , Fair Junípero Serra named the area Vallejo de santa Ana -
mission
Mission San Juan Capistrano was established within this valley -
Mexican independence
year of the commement of the war of Mexican Independence (1810-1821) -
Claimed
By Kentuckian William.H.Spurgeon on land obtained from the decendence of Jose Antonio Yoba. -
City
In 1886 with a population of 200 -
orange county
Became the seat of the newly formed Orannge County. -
pacific Electric Railway
By 1906 the Pacific Electric Railway from Los Angeles was extender to Santa Ana, running along Fourth Stret down. The ¨¨red cars¨¨ travel to Los Angeles earser and helped continue Santa Ana´s population boom. -
Santa Ana
Santa Ana was the home of the original Glenn L. Martin aviation company,founded in 1912. -
Wright Company
In 1916. late, Glenn Luther Martin created a second company of the same name in Cleveland, Ohio which eventually maerged with the Lockheed Corporation to form the largest defens contractor in the world, Lockheed Martin. -
The route
The route was abandoned by the 1950 and the traks were removed along with much of the rest of the pacific Electric system. -
CharterCity
The citizens of Santa Ana amended the CHATER. -
Santa Ana Freeway
of the Santa Ana Freeway in 1953, increasing the ease of teravel by automobile. -
Since
Santa Ana has been characterized by an effort to revitalize the downtown area wich had declined in influence. The Santa Ana Artist´s Village was created around Cal State Fullen´s Grand CentralArt Center to attract artist and young professional to live-work lofts and new businesses. -
Main Place Mall
In 1987, Main Place Mall (now Westfield Main Place) was opened north of downtown and became a major retail center for the area. -
Charter
To provide for the directelection of the Mayor who until poin had been an appointee of the Council.
