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After the 1769 expedition of Gaspar de Portola out of Mexico City, then capitol of New Spain, friar Junipero Serra named the area Vallejo de Santa Ana (Valley of Santa Anne, or Santa Ana Valley). -
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On November 1, 1776, mission San Juan Capistrano was established within this valley. This Santa Ana valley comprised most of what is now called Orange Country. -
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In 1810, year of the commencement of the war of mexican independence.
After the mexican-american war ended in 1848, alta Califonia became part of the united stated and american settlers arrived in this area. -
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In 1810, year of the commencement of the war of mexican independence (1810-1821), Jose Antonio Yorba a sergeant of the spanish army, was granted land that he called Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana. Yorba´s rancho included the lands where the cities of olive, orange, irvine, yorba Linda, villa park, Santa Ana, Tustin, Costa Mesa and unincorporated El Modena, and Santa Ana Heights, are today. This rancho was the only land grant in Orange Country granted under spanish rule. surrounding land grants in -
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Claimed in 1869 by kentukian William H. Spurgeon on land obtained from the descendents of Jose Antonio Yorba, -
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Santa Ana was incorporated as a city in 1886 with a population of 2000 -
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1889 became the seat of the newly formed Orange County. -
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By 1906 the pacific electric railway from Los Angeles was extended to Santa Ana, running along fourth street downtown. 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. aviation company, founded in 1912 -
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During World War II, the Santa Ana Army Air Base was built as a training center for the United States Army Air Forces. The base was responsible for continued population growth in Santa Ana and the rest of Orange County as many veterans moved to the area to raise families after the end of the war. -
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Due to declining ridership, the route was abandones by the 1950s and the tracks were removed along with much of the rest of the pacific electric system. -
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Having been a Charter City since Novembre 11, 1952, 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. -
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Since the 1980s, Santa Ana has been characterized by an effort to revitalize the downtown area which had declined in influence. The Santa Ana Artist´s village was created around Cal State Fullerton´´s Grand Central Art Center to attract artists and young professionals to live-work lofts and new business. The process has continued into 2009 with the reopening of the historic Yost Theater. -
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In 1987, MainPlace Mall (now Westfield MainPlace) was opened north of downtown and became a major retail center for the area -
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The current mayor of Santa Ana is Miguel A. Pulido, the first mayor of latino descent in the city´s history and in fact, the first Mayor directly elected by the voters -
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opening of the Santa Ana freeway in 1953
