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Sep 4, 2021 · Los Angeles was founded on September 4, 1781 by 44 people (known as Los Pobladores) who traveled from Sonora and Sinaloa to establish a pueblo for the Spanish empire.
Los pobladores del pueblo de los Ángeles (English: The townspeople of Los Angeles) refers to the 44 original settlers and 4 soldiers from New Spain (Mexico) who founded the Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles in 1781, which is now the present-day city of Los Angeles, California.
To honor the founding of Los Angeles (September 4, 1781), we “put a face” on the 44 people who founded what was originally a tiny farming village. Although we cannot know specifically what they looked like, we do have a record of their names, origin, age, sex, and racial make-up (see table below).
Recorded Family HeadAgeRaceBirthplaceManuel Camero30MulattoNayaritJosé Fernando de Velasco y Lara50SpaniardCadiz, SpainAntonio Mesa38BlackSinaloaJosé Cesario Moreno22MulattoSinaloaMar 26, 2005 · Weber is convinced that the city’s correct original name is El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora de los Angeles de Porciuncula, or “the town of Our Lady of the Angels of Porciuncula.”. “It’s the ...
When the 12th settler family of the Los Angeles contingent, left behind a few years earlier in Baja California, due to illness from smallpox, finally arrives in Alta California, they are instead assigned to settle at the Presidio of Santa Barbara.
Feb 15, 2017 · Early Los Angeles pueblo or town was built in 1781 by settlers of Native American, African, and European heritage. More than half were black or mixed African and Spanish heritage. This post explores the people of Los Angeles’s black and mixed African/Spanish population during its early development.
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