Geography
Los Angeles sits on a coastal plain with the Pacific Ocean to the south and west, the San Gabriel Mountains to the east and the Santa Monica Mountains to the north. The sprawling city covers nearly 500 square miles, and is the only city in the US bisected by a mountain range. Geologically unstable, LA…
History
Thousands of years ago the area now known as Los Angeles was a paradise of pristine beaches, mountains and desert. Back then the coastal region was inhabited by the Chumash and Tongva tribes. It wasn’t until 1542 that Joao Cabrilho, a Portuguese explorer, speaking for the Spanish, declared the area ‘City of God’. Cabrilho soon…
Los Angeles Timeline
Los Angeles Timeline 1542 Portugese explorer Joao Cabrilho declares what was not yet a city as The City of God. 1781 Settlers from the San Gabriel Mission concisely name the city El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Ángeles del Río de Porciúncula (The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels…
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