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Rancho Pala was granted to JosĂ© JoaquĂn
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485:Territorial evolution
126:Ogden Hoffman, 1862,
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508:San Fernando Valley
347:California Republic
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1345:California ranchos
362:United States rule
308:Later explorations
303:First explorations
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1279:Placerville
1144:Santa Maria
1104:Victorville
1094:Santa Clara
1079:Simi Valley
924:Chula Vista
899:Bakersfield
859:Los Angeles
766:Santa Clara
746:San Joaquin
646:Los Angeles
432:Present day
417:Development
397:Engineering
342:Californios
285:Before 1900
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219:121°48′00″W
94:, the 1848
29:José Castro
17:Rancho Pala
1339:Categories
1269:Marysville
1244:Susanville
1199:San Rafael
1194:Santa Cruz
1124:Costa Mesa
984:Santa Rosa
889:Long Beach
884:Sacramento
801:Stanislaus
771:Santa Cruz
726:San Benito
721:Sacramento
402:Water wars
384:Since 1900
298:Precontact
216:37°21′36″N
114:References
1259:Red Bluff
1234:Hollister
1219:El Centro
1184:Yuba City
1139:Fairfield
1129:Inglewood
1089:Roseville
1059:Fullerton
1049:Sunnyvale
1044:Escondido
1009:Elk Grove
1004:Lancaster
989:Oceanside
914:Riverside
909:Santa Ana
864:San Diego
756:San Mateo
736:San Diego
716:Riverside
666:Mendocino
596:El Dorado
591:Del Norte
576:Calaveras
548:By county
495:By region
470:Railroads
450:Etymology
427:Tech boom
372:Civil War
367:Gold Rush
86:With the
1309:Lakeport
1274:Piedmont
1254:Oroville
1229:Martinez
1204:Woodland
1114:Berkeley
1109:El Monte
1054:Pasadena
1034:Torrance
1014:Palmdale
964:Glendale
919:Stockton
869:San Jose
826:Tuolumne
786:Siskiyou
686:Monterey
661:Mariposa
616:Imperial
611:Humboldt
518:Yosemite
503:Bay Area
465:Missions
460:Maritime
455:Highways
442:By topic
187:Archived
104:patented
34:San Jose
1324:Alturas
1314:Jackson
1294:Willows
1209:Hanford
1149:Redding
1134:Ventura
1099:Vallejo
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1039:Hayward
1024:Salinas
999:Ontario
954:Fontana
944:Modesto
929:Fremont
904:Anaheim
894:Oakland
851:By city
831:Ventura
816:Trinity
556:Alameda
531:Regions
480:Slavery
475:Ranchos
88:cession
67:of the
65:alcalde
44:History
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1299:Colusa
1264:Auburn
1239:Eureka
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1189:Madera
1169:Merced
1119:Downey
1064:Orange
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934:Irvine
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81:Alviso
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392:Labor
1174:Napa
841:Yuba
836:Yolo
691:Napa
681:Mono
636:Lake
626:Kern
621:Inyo
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