In TWO WEEKS my book will be out in the world! Come celebrate with me and Heather Bourbeau as we talk about San Francisco's forgotten cemeteries on Aug. 29 at @booksonthepark, or tune in online. It's going to be a great conversation!
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Another #MontereyCountyWeekly article noted in #Bicycling #Monterey's #Cycling to #MontereyCounty’s #History Spots https://bikemonterey.org/tips-for-tourists/for-history-buffs:

"Seven #flags that fly over Monterey tell the story of the city’s past and present" by Celia Jiménez, July 27, 2023 https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/people/831/seven-flags-that-fly-over-monterey-tell-the-story-of-the-city-s-past-and/article_fd2feb72-2bfe-11ee-95f6-2f25e13aba3e.html

#Argentina #California #Mexico #Spain #USA #UShistory #MexicanHistory #SpanishHistory #CaliforniaHistory
#BajaCalifornia #AltaCalifornia

#BikeTooter

Hey, pachuco! Remembering the race-based #ZootSuitRiots 80 years later with a lovely #LATimes feature about this truly American style.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-06-13/zoot-suit-how-the-bold-look-made-history-and-continues-to-influence-fashion

#Fashion #History #LAHistory #CaliforniaHistory #MexicanAmericanHistory

Located at the corner of Interstate 5 and Highway 126 is a historical marker dedicated to the #RidgeRoute, the first paved highway directly linking Northern and Southern California over Tejon Pass.

The two-lane highway opened in 1915 and was fully paved by 1921. A more direct alignment known as Ridge Route Alternate, part of U.S. Route 99, was completed in 1936. Over the next 87 years, the highway was modernized and expanded into what is now Interstate 5.

#SantaClarita #CaliforniaHistory

A legal battle ensued between Ygnacio and his stepmother Jacoba Feliz. Around the same time, gold was discovered in the eastern part of the ranch, raising the stakes. Eventually they split the land, with Ygnacio taking the western portion (Rancho Camulos) and Jacoba taking the eastern portion.

And of course, the indigenous #Tataviam , who were already living in the valley, were completely ignored during this. (5/5)

#SantaClarita #CaliforniaHistory #IndigenousHistory

A legal battle ensued between Ygnacio and his stepmother Jacoba Feliz. Around the same time, gold was discovered in the eastern part of the ranch, raising the stakes. Eventually they split the land, with Ygnacio taking the western portion (Rancho Camulos) and Jacoba taking the eastern portion.

And of course, the indigenous #Tataviam already living in the valley were completely ignored during this. (5/5)
#SantaClarita #CaliforniaHistory #IndigenousHistory

A legal battle ensued between him and his stepmother, who also wanted the land. Eventually they split the land, with Yagacio staking claim in the land in the western portion called Rancho Camulos. Cue the romanticized story of the Oak of the Golden Dream 🌳 and the Mexican-American War ⚔️.

And of course, the indigenous #Tataviam were killed and their desires ignored. (5/5)
#SantaClarita #CaliforniaHistory #IndigenousHistory

A legal battle ensued between him and his stepmother, who was also deeded the land. Eventually they split the land, with Yagacio staking claim in the land in the eastern portion of the Santa Clarita Valley. Cue the romanticized story of the Oak of the Golden Dream 🌳 and the Mexican-American War ⚔️.

And of course, the indigenous #Tataviam were killed and their desires ignored. (5/5)

#SantaClarita #CaliforniaHistory #IndigenousHistory

Shortly after being gifted Rancho San Francisco in 1839, Antonio del Valle and his family moved into the former #estancia buildings and made it their home.

In 1841, Antonio attempted to deed the ranch to his estranged son Ygnacio in a letter he wrote on his deathbed. He died before Ygnacio received the letter, but when he did, he took up his father’s offer and returned home to claim of the land. But someone else laid claim to it! (4/5)

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In 1833, the #Mexican government signed the Mexican Secularization Act of 1833, which secularized the missions and transferred ownership their estates from the Franciscan Order to the Mexican government.

The estancia was originally planned to be returned to the #Tataviam people, but instead, Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado gifted the land to Lieutenant Antonio del Valle in 1839, in recognition of his military service to #AltaCalifornia. (3/5)

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In 1804, they established an adobe #estancia (missionary ranching outpost) along the banks of the Santa Clara River near its confluence with Castaic Creek. The Estancia de San Francisco Xavier would provide much of the food the #mission needed to grow into one of the most successful missions in #AltaCalifornia. (2/5)

#SantaClarita #CaliforniaHistory #IndigenousHistory

A brief history of Rancho San Francisco 📖

Around 1800, Franciscan missionaries from Mission San Fernando Rey de Español ventured north into the Santa Clarita Valley in search of additional land suitable for agriculture and ranching to support the growing #mission. Subsequently, the missionaries brought some of the local #Tataviam with them to the mission where they were #baptized and #enslaved for free labour. (1/5)

#SantaClarita #CaliforniaHistory #IndigenousHistory

A brief history of Rancho San Francisco 📖
Around 1800, Franciscan missionaries from Mission San Fernando Rey de Español ventured north into the Santa Clarita Valley in search of additional land suitable for agriculture and ranching to support the growing #mission. Subsequently, the missionaries brought some of the local #Tataviam with them to the mission where they were baptized and enslaved for free labour. (1/5)

#SantaClarita #CaliforniaHistory #IndigenousHistory

In 1804, they established an adobe #estancia (missionary ranching outpost) along the banks of the Santa Clara River near its confluence with Castaic Creek. The Estancia de San Francisco Xavier would provide much of the food the #mission needed to grow into one of the most successful missions in #AltaCalifornia. (2/5)

#SantaClarita #CaliforniaHistory #IndigenousHistory

A not-so-brief history of Rancho San Francisco 📖
Around 1800, Franciscan missionaries from Mission San Fernando Rey de Español ventured north into the Santa Clarita Valley in search of additional land suitable for agriculture and ranching to support the growing mission. Subsequently, the missionaries brought some of the local #Tataviam with them to the mission where they were baptized and enslaved for free labour. (1/5)

#SantaClarita #CaliforniaHistory #IndigenousHistory

In 1804, they established an #estancia (missionary ranching outpost) along the banks of the Santa Clara River near its confluence with Castaic Creek. The Estancia de San Francisco Xavier would provide much of the food for the mission needed to grow into one of the most successful missions in #LasCalifornias. (2/3)

#SantaClarita #CaliforniaHistory #IndigenousHistory

A brief history of Rancho San Francisco (1/3)

Around 1800, Franciscan missionaries from Mission San Fernando Rey de Español ventured north into the Santa Clarita Valley in search of additional land suitable for agriculture and ranching to support the growing mission. Subsequently, the missionaries brought some of the local #Tataviam with them to the mission where they were baptized and enslaved for free labour.

#SantaClarita #CaliforniaHistory #IndigenousHistory

Well would you look at that. I found #CaliforniaHistoricalLandmark No. 556!

The marker only details a small part of the interesting story around Rancho San Francisco, which included the Santa Clarita Valley and a small portion of the Santa Clara River Valley.

#SantaClarita #CaliforniaHistory

Happy Mothers’ Day!

Joan Blondell and her daughter Ellen Powell with a pug, March 1957

📸: Los Angeles Public Library

keywords #joanblondell #1950s #ellenpowell #californiahistory #classichollywood #oldhollywood #mothersday #losangelespubliclibrary #archive #pug #dogs #cinemastodon

One of the most interesting details I remember from learning #California #history is that in wet years, before major development, the Central Valley would look like Lake Erie!

We're experiencing one of those years now and I'm convinced the #ClimateCrisis has made it worse. #Californiahistory