anaheim-gazette 1952-05-05

The Great Old Spanish and Mexican Ranchos Were Forerunners of Modern Orange County If you live in Orange county, the chances are you live on land that was part of a Spanish or Mexican ranch. As late as March 11, 1839, when Governor Waterman signed the bill forming the new county of Orange out of the southeastern part of Los Angeles county, the land was still largely "rancho." Valleys and grazing plains, crossed by the Santa Ana river and a number of creeks or streams, predominated—the sort of country that had been the first choice of rancheros in Spanish and Mexican days when cattle raising was California's chief industry. Looking back to the early 1850's, the Orange county area had only one town, really a village; San Juan Capistrano which grew up about the mission and later the ruins of the mission. Great feudal ranchos, each with its cluster of adobe buildings, dominated the scene, between the mountains and the sea, and lent color to the period. Anaheim was born in 1857 when a German colony from San Francisco settled on the 1165 acres it had bought from the owner of one of the ranchos. The break up of rancho ownership that took place in the late 1860's, following drought years, caused several towns to spring to life on rancho lands within a decade: Santa Ana, Tustin, Westminster, Orange, and Garden Grove. The boom of the Eighties brought Fullerton, Buena Park, El Modena, and Olive into being. Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, San Clemente, and other towns got into their strife until marble limestone. SUBDIVISION, resubdivision, and the growth of cities in one of California's most favored and fertile areas have nearly erased all signs of spacious rancho living. It is pleasant, therefore, to recall at least the romantic names of the ranchos of Orange county. The listing of ranchos that follows is alphabetical: BOCA DE LA PLAYA: Meaning of name: "Mouth of the beach." Location: the most southerly rancho in Orange county, it fronts on the ocean, Serra, Doheny Park, Capistrano Beach, and part of San Clemente are within its boundaries. BOLSA CHICA: Meaning of name: "Little pocket or bay." Location: This two-square-league rancho fronts on the ocean with Rancho Las Alamitos abutting it on the northwest and Rancho Las Bolsas on the southeast. Its lagoons are the favored spots of white herons. Sunset Beach occupies part of its frontage. CANADA DE LOS ALISOS: Meaning of name: "The glen of the alders." Location: Bounded by mountains on the northeast, its two square leagues lie between other ranchos: Trabuco on the southeast and Lomas de Santiago and San Joaquin on the northwest. Toro is within this rancho. CANON DE SANTA ANA: Meaning of name: "Santa Ana" from the river so named by the soldiers; the Portola expedition of Spaniards who celebrated the mass St. Anne on July 26, 1769 after that day first came in sight of the wide Santa Ana Valley. Location: This Rancho of rolling foothills and small canyons near the boundary line between Orange and San Bernardino counties and along the north of the curving Santa Ana River. Town of Yorba is within this rancho, also a portion of Yorba Lake. LA IIABRA: Meaning of name: "Low pass in the mountains" probably from the fact that the Portola expedition crossed such a pass through the Puente Hill which occupy part of the rancho. Location: Rancho La Habra partly in Los Angeles, partly Orange county. The Orange county section is a triangular piece land along the county's northern boundary. It includes the city La Habra. LA PUENTE: Meaning of name: "The bridge." Location: Only very small portion of Rancho La Puente—a little triangular tip pushes down into Orange county from the north. Rancho San Juan Cajen da Santa Ana adjoints on the south. that took place in the late 1800s, following drought years, caused several towns to spring to life on rancho lands within a decade: Santa Ana, Tustin, Westminster, Orange, and Garden Grove. The boom of the Eighties brought Fullerton, Buena Park, El Modena, and Olive into being. Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, San Clemente, and other towns got into their stride, until rancho lines are now almost obliterated. CANADA DE LOS ALISOS: Meaning of name: "The glen of the alders." Location: Bounded by mountains on the northeast, its two square leagues lie between other ranchos: Trabuco on the southeast and Lomas de Santiago and San Joaquin on the northwest. Through this rancho extend Alisos Creek and Canada del Toro. El SERVING ANAHEIM SINCE 1921 DEDICATED TO SERVICE GEARED TO PROGRESS In step with the rapid develop- GEARED to PROGRESS In step with the rapid development of this area... 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Rancho La Habra is in Los Angeles, partly in county. The Orange county is a triangular piece of land the county's northerly side. It includes the city of Santa Ana. ENTE: Meaning of name: ridge." Location: Only a small portion of Rancho La a little triangular tip—down into Orange county north. Rancho San Juan a Santa Ana adjoins it south. LOMAS DE SANTIAGO: Meaning of name: "Hills of Santiago" (St. James). Location: Rancho Lomas de Santiago, crossed by Santiago Creek, lies between the Cleveland National Forest and San Joaquin. The two ranches, with a strip along the southeast line of Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, make up what is called the Irvine Ranch. LOS ALAMITOS: Meaning of name: "Little cottonwoods or willows." Location: Los Alamitos is on the coast, partly within Orange county and partly within Los Angeles county. Coyote creek, running through the rancho is the approximate dividing line between the counties. Seal Beach and Los Alamitos are within its boundaries. LOS COYOTES: Meaning of name: "The coyotes. Location: Rancho Los Coyotes, entirely surrounded by other ranchos, is bisected by the northwesterly line of Orange county which follows Coyote creek approximately. This rancho has Rancho San Juan Cajon de Santa Ana for a neighbor on the east and Rancho Los Alamitos on the south. Stanton, Cypress and Buena Park are within this rancho. MISION VIEJA OR LA PAZ: Meaning of name: "The old mission—or—the peace." Location: This inland rancho helps to form a boundary line between Orange county and the counties of Riverside and San Diego. MISSION SAN JUAN CARIS: This seven-square-league coastal rancho lies between Rancho La Bolsa Chica and Santa Ana. The cities of Huntington Beach, Westminster, Garden Grove and Talbert have arisen on this rancho. 'LATIN BEAUTY' Balbina Gutierrez, 22-year-old Parisian mannequin, holds trophy she won with title of "Latin Beauty" in Paris competition staged to aid flood victims. tiago (St. James the Greater) was an apostle and the brother of St. John. St. James' day is July 25. Santa Ana (St. Anne) was the mother of the Virginia Mary. St. Anne's day is July 26. Location: The 11-square-league rancho Santiago de Santa Ana is a Spanish rancho, the only Spanish rancho in Orange county that lies entirely within this county's boundaries. The cities of Santa Ana, Orange, Tustin, Olive, El Modena and Costa Mesa grew up on the lands of this ranchi. It also includes a portion of the City of Newport Beach. TRABUQU: Meaning of name: "Blunderbuss." Location: This five-square-league rancho, crossed MISION VIEJA OR LA PAZ: Meaning of name: "The old mission—or—the peace." Location: This inland rancho helps to form a boundary line between Orange county and the counties of Riverside and San Diego. MISSION SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO: Location: In the town of San Juan Capistrano, on San Juan creek, about "half a league from the bay." NIGUEL: Meaning of name: From an Indian word, "Niguil," the name of a rancheria under the jurisdiction of Mission San Juan Capistrano. Location: A partly coastal rancho, Niguel lies southeast and partly adjacent to Laguna Canyon. Alisos creek crosses it. Laguna Beach, South Laguna, and Three Arches are southwest of this rancho. POTRERO LOS PINOS: Meaning of name: "Pasture land in the pines." Location: This remote rancho is in the Cleveland National Forest, just west of Los Pinos Peak and in the northeast corner of Orange county. RINCON DE LA BREA: Meaning of name: "Corner of the tar or brea." Location: Rincon de la Brea is mostly in Los Angeles county. A small portion extends down into Orange county form the north. RIOS TRACT: Location: When is a rancho not a rancho might be applied to this 7.07-acre parcel of land, separately granted, but lying within the boundaries of Rancho Boca de La Playa, Orange county's most southerly rancho. This parcel is on or near San Juan creek between the Mission and the beach. SAN JOAQUIN: Meaning of name: "St. Joachim." Location: The 11-square league Rancho San Joaquin, sometimes called La Cienega de las Ranas, borders the ocean between Newport and Laguna Beach. With Rancho Lomas in Orange county that lies entirely within this county's boundaries. The cities of Santa Ana, Orange, Tustin, Olive, El Modena and Costa Mesa grew up on the lands of this ranch. It also includes a portion of the City of Newport Beach. TRABUCQ: Meaning of name: "Blunderbuss." Location: This five-square-league rancho, crossed by Trabuco Creek, is in the south central part of Orange county. On the northeast its boundary is the Cleveland Ntaional Forest and on the southeast it is enveloped by Rancho Mision Vieja. (This information gathered from a pamphlet published by Title Insurance and Trust Company of Los Angeles). SAN JOAQUIN: Meaning of name: "St. Joachim." Location: The 11-square league Rancho San Joaquin, sometimes called La Cienega de las Ranas, borders the ocean between Newport and Laguna Beach. With Rancho Lomas de Santiago and a strip along the southeast line of Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana it forms what is called the Irvine Ranch. Part of Laguna Beach is within the San Joaquin, as are those portions of the city of Newport Beach within Corona del Mar and north of the bay and east of Newport boulevard. SAN JUAN CAJON DE SANTA ANA: Meaning of name: "St. John's Canyon of Santa Ana." Location: Rancho San Juan Cajon de Santa Ana extends from the northwest bank of the Santa Ana river to Ranchos La Habra and Los Coyotes on the north and west. The cities of Anaheim, Fullerton, Placentia and Brea have arisen on this rancho. SANTA GERTRUDES: Meaning of name: "St. Gertrude." Location: Only the most easterly tip of this rancho lies within Orange county. It adjoins Rancho Los Coyotes on the north. SANTIAGO DE SANTA ANA: Meaning of name: Derived from two camp sites of the Portola expedition which apssed through Orange county in July of 1769 on its way toward Monterey. San- ONE TRIAL ...and you're convinced that Cal-Sheer's exclusive V-KNIT HEEL, 60 GAUGE HOSIERY insures that SUAVE, WRINKLE FREE FIT THAT GIVES THE PERFECT APPEARANCE AT ALL TIMES. SOLD EXCLUSIVELY in Anaheim by Betty Rose S 224 E. CENTER STREET USE ANAHEIM'S FREE PARKING LOT—DIRECT OF OUR STORE MANUFACTURED in Anaheim by . California 808 North Los Angeles Street A FEW STEPS AHEAD! • Smart young couple . . . they believe in keeping a few steps ahead . . . and they know how much a fresh, lively appearance helps! 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