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Rancho Simi
- Rancho Simi, also known as Rancho San José de Nuestra Señora de Altagracia y Simí, was a 113,009-acre (457 km 2) Spanish land grant in what is now eastern Ventura and western Los Angeles counties granted in 1795 to Santiago Pico, founder of the Pico family of California.
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The first Spanish land grant in the San Fernando Valley (or El Valle de Santa Catalina de Bononia de los Encinos[14]) was called "Rancho Encino" (present-day Mission Hills on the Camino Viejo before Newhall Pass), in the northern part of the San Fernando Valley.
Californioranchero Eulogio F. de Celisowned most of the San Fernando Valley. In 1821, Mexico achieved its independencefrom Spain, and California came under control of the Mexican government. The 1824 Mexican Colony Law established rules for petitioning for land grants to individuals in California.
The first Spanish land grant in the area was in the northern part of the San Fernando Valley. It was called Rancho Encino (present day Mission Hills on the Camino Viejo before Newhall Pass). It was given to Juan Francisco Reyes who built an adobe dwelling beside a Tongva village at a natural spring.
1845 Pio Pico’s “Emancipation Proclamation” liberates Indians and simultaneously ends the Mission system. Land grants are given to Indians. 1846 Governor Pio Pico sells most of the San Fernando Valley land to Eulogio de Celis before the Mexican War. 1847 Mexican Map of Mexico and the United States.
Throughout the 1820’s, while Mexico revolted against Spain, the San Fernando Valley thrived as region where priests taught Indians to grow grains, harvest fruits, raise livestock, prepare hides, make wine, as well as the skills of masonry and carpentry.
Toward the end of the 18 th Century, Spain granted grazing rights to two areas near what is now Sun Valley: the Rancho San Rafael and Rancho Portesuelo. Other ranchos came into existence about the same time.
Jun 4, 2024 · Spanish and Mexican Influences. In the 18th century, Spanish missionaries established missions in the Valley, seeking to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
