California History Timeline; October 16 to October 23

October 16 Ranchos in 1841 Rancho San Pedro, a Mexican land grant covering 48,000 acres, was deeded. Today the Sepulveda family rancho, would include parts of Los Angeles harbor, San Pedro, the Palos Verdes peninsula, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, east to the Los Angeles River. Overland Journies in 1846 The Donner Party camped […]