THE FOUNDING OF LOS ANGELES

SPAIN IN CALIFORNIA

• Govenor Felipe de Neve
• He wanted to show spain's claim over the land
• Wanted to establish a pueblo along the river
• Began the expedition

INDIANS

• Cahuilla
• Aztecs
• Topanga

BEFORE THE CITY

• begins thousands of years before Europeans arrived
• Hunter gatherers
• 1769: settlers arrive, spanish and mexican
• 10,000 in 50 towns

THE JOURNEY

• Expeditionary was led by Gasper de Portola
• Mexican rivera of 80 men
• accompanied by monks and artisans

EL PUEBLO DE NUESTRA

• Permanent settlement established september 4 1781
• Named in honor of the virgin mary
• Oldest existing residence in the city
• Today known as, Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES

• Spanish and mexican population
• Discovery of gold in 1848
• Incorporated in 1850 by america
• 1851 gained first newspaper

CITY STRUCTURE

• Built inland along the river
• Construced traditional spanish style
• Families had lots of farmland
• No taxes

CLIMATE

• Suffered from severe floods in 1860s
• Years of drought
• People migrated because of their health

LOS ANGELES RIVER

• Gasper de Portola led another expedition down southern california
• Followed los angeles river
• Discovered vast marshlands and animals
• Beverley hills used to be a swamp
• The river was used for growing crops

HOW IT EVOLVED

• Increased labor led to more population
• More population led to more housing
• Trails became more advanced as roadways, eventually highways

FACTS ABOUT CURRENT CITY

• Entertainment capital of the world
• Only city to host summer olympics twice
• Largest government outside DC

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