Book: The San Fernando Valley, America's Suburb
Author: Kevin Roderick
ISBN: 1-883792-55X
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1. There were 64 men in Gaspar de Portola's expedition.
2. There were about 200 men, women, and children living in the San Fernando Valley in 1769.
3. Tongva is the name of the natives who lived in the San Fernando Valley in 1769.
4. The Tongva Village was located in Encino.
5. Tujunga is the name of the village where legend said the wife of the chief 'Ra'wiyawi turned herself to stone out a grief for her children who had died.
6. St. Catherine of Bononia was the name of the catholic feast day Portola's weary explorers and the Tongva first met.
7. El Valle de Santa Catalina de Bononia de los Encinos is the name the explorers gave the San Fernando Valley.
8. Rio Porciuncula was the Los Angeles River named by the Spaniards.
9. Los Encinos is the name that represented the San Fernando Valley on Spanish maps.
10. Jose Maria Verdugo was the name of army corporal who was given 36,000 acres in a Spanish land grant.
11. The name of the land grant was called "Rancho San Rafael."
12. Mariano Verdugo set up Rancho Portesuelo.
13. Francisco Reyes set up a ranch by the spring at Los Encinos.
14. Maybe, yes, Francisco Reyes was black.
15. Francisco Reyes had a herd of livestock, an adobe house, fields of beans, and watermelon by 1795.
16. Francisco Reyes' house became the first building at Mission San Francisco, Rey de España.
17. Ferdinand III the person the Mission San Fernando, Rey de España was named after.
18. Ferdinand III is the name of the Spanish King who had vanquished the Moors in 1248.
19. Ferdinand III was made a saint because he vanquished the Moors from Spain in 1248.
20. 1,586 natives were baptized in the early years of the mission.
21. 2,081 natives died at the mission.
22. 147 baptisms and 13 marriages took place the first year the mission was built.
23. The San Fernando Mission covered 130 native settlements.
24. 541 natives lived at San Fernando Rey when the 18th century ended.
25. No, was a native once baptized able to leave the mission without permission.
26. Don Francisco Lopez discovered gold in California in1842.
27. Placerita Canyon was where the first gold nugget was discovered in California.
28. President Abraham Lincoln, in 1862, ordered that the San Fernando Mission be given back to the Roman Catholic Church.
29. 1941 was the year when the San Fernando Mission was restored.
30. General Manuel Victoria was the governor of this area after Mexico's independence from Spain in 1822.
31. The government troops and the rebels met in Studio City.
32. True, after the fight in Studio City, Victoria returned to Mexico and resigned as governor.
33. Jose Manuel Micheltorena is the Mexican Governor who marched an army of 500 men in the valley in 1845.
34. Pio Pico did the provincial assembly that voted for to replace Micheltorena.
35. John Sutter was a famous Northern Californian who fought with Micheltorena.
36. Micheltorena was put on a ship and sent to Mexico.
37. Pio Pico was born in Mission San Gabriel.
38. Pio Pico was born in 1801.
39. People called Pio Pico "La Breva Aplastada" in his younger days.
40. People called Pio Pico "El Oso Sentado" when he grew a beard.
41. Pio Pico gave Tiburcio Cayo, Francisco Papabubaba and Roman a large land grant square and called it Rancho Encino.
42. Rancho El Escorpion was given to Odon Chihuya, Urbano Chari, and Manuel.
43. 40-50 local natives possibly from the Huwan nation lived at Rancho el Escorpion.
44. Andres Pico leased the valley for $1,120 a year.
45. Governor Andres Pico sold the San Fernando Valley $14,000.
46. Eulogio de Celis bought the San Fernando Valley.
47. Pio Pico left to Mexico in 1846 when it became clear that California would fall.
48. Colonel John C. Fremont led a Bear Flag Battalion into the valley in 1847.
49. The Capitulation of Cahuenga was signed January 13, 1847.
50. Tiburcio Vasquez was the name of the famous bandit that stayed at Andres Pico's house.
51. Juan Flores killed Los Angeles Sheriff James Barton.
52. Alexander Bell and David Alexander purchased Rancho Providencia.
53. Rancho Providencia had part of Rancho Portesuelo.
54. Rancho Providencia was purchased in 1851.
55. The former owner of Rancho Providencia took over Rancho Encino.
56. Vicente de la Osa was the name of the former owner of Rancho Providencia.
57. Phineas Banning opened new route at the San Fernando Pass in 1854.
58. Edward F. Beale led camels through the Newhall Pass in 1863.
59. "Devil's Slide" is located in Santa Susana Pass.
60. In 1851, El Camino Real was declared a public highway.
61. When El Camino Real was declared a public highway, it also had its name change to Camino de las Virgenes.
62. Geronimo Lopez and his wife, Catalina, ran Lopez Station.
63. Eugene Garnier and his brother Philippe purchased Rancho Encino around 1869.
64. Eulogio de Celis died in 1869 that brought even more changes to the valley.
65. Eulogio de Celis and Pio Pico owned half of the 181 square miles of valley land.
66. Isaac Lankershim purchased Pio Pico's share of the valley.
67. Isaac Lankershim came to Sacramento from West Prussia and went into farming.
68. Isaac Lankershim paid $115,000 for Pio Pico's share.
69. The valley was divided by the southern section being given to Lankershim and the northern section given to the de Celis heirs.
70. Lankershim's investor's group was called the San Fernando Farm Homestead Association.
71. Levi Strauss was one of the investors.
72. Lankershim and investors paid $2 an acre.
73. Leland Stanford and Charles Maclay partnered together to buy the northern part of the valley.
74. Charles Maclay found Bay Area town of Saratoga.
75. The de Celis family sold the northern part of the San Fernando Valley, all 56,000 acres, for $117,500.
76. The price per acre is $2.
77. Maclay erected the town of San Fernando.
78. The road from San Fernando to the Mission was named the Stanford Avenue.
Author: Kevin Roderick
ISBN: 1-883792-55X
U-$1.00-B-0.003856699-BE-259
Go to The San Fernando Valley, America's Suburb Directory
Go to Questions
Go to 2017 Directory of Books & Authors
Chapter 2: Early Arrivals
Answer Key
1. There were 64 men in Gaspar de Portola's expedition.
2. There were about 200 men, women, and children living in the San Fernando Valley in 1769.
3. Tongva is the name of the natives who lived in the San Fernando Valley in 1769.
4. The Tongva Village was located in Encino.
5. Tujunga is the name of the village where legend said the wife of the chief 'Ra'wiyawi turned herself to stone out a grief for her children who had died.
6. St. Catherine of Bononia was the name of the catholic feast day Portola's weary explorers and the Tongva first met.
7. El Valle de Santa Catalina de Bononia de los Encinos is the name the explorers gave the San Fernando Valley.
8. Rio Porciuncula was the Los Angeles River named by the Spaniards.
9. Los Encinos is the name that represented the San Fernando Valley on Spanish maps.
10. Jose Maria Verdugo was the name of army corporal who was given 36,000 acres in a Spanish land grant.
11. The name of the land grant was called "Rancho San Rafael."
12. Mariano Verdugo set up Rancho Portesuelo.
13. Francisco Reyes set up a ranch by the spring at Los Encinos.
14. Maybe, yes, Francisco Reyes was black.
15. Francisco Reyes had a herd of livestock, an adobe house, fields of beans, and watermelon by 1795.
16. Francisco Reyes' house became the first building at Mission San Francisco, Rey de España.
17. Ferdinand III the person the Mission San Fernando, Rey de España was named after.
18. Ferdinand III is the name of the Spanish King who had vanquished the Moors in 1248.
19. Ferdinand III was made a saint because he vanquished the Moors from Spain in 1248.
20. 1,586 natives were baptized in the early years of the mission.
21. 2,081 natives died at the mission.
22. 147 baptisms and 13 marriages took place the first year the mission was built.
23. The San Fernando Mission covered 130 native settlements.
24. 541 natives lived at San Fernando Rey when the 18th century ended.
25. No, was a native once baptized able to leave the mission without permission.
26. Don Francisco Lopez discovered gold in California in1842.
27. Placerita Canyon was where the first gold nugget was discovered in California.
28. President Abraham Lincoln, in 1862, ordered that the San Fernando Mission be given back to the Roman Catholic Church.
29. 1941 was the year when the San Fernando Mission was restored.
30. General Manuel Victoria was the governor of this area after Mexico's independence from Spain in 1822.
31. The government troops and the rebels met in Studio City.
32. True, after the fight in Studio City, Victoria returned to Mexico and resigned as governor.
33. Jose Manuel Micheltorena is the Mexican Governor who marched an army of 500 men in the valley in 1845.
34. Pio Pico did the provincial assembly that voted for to replace Micheltorena.
35. John Sutter was a famous Northern Californian who fought with Micheltorena.
36. Micheltorena was put on a ship and sent to Mexico.
37. Pio Pico was born in Mission San Gabriel.
38. Pio Pico was born in 1801.
39. People called Pio Pico "La Breva Aplastada" in his younger days.
40. People called Pio Pico "El Oso Sentado" when he grew a beard.
41. Pio Pico gave Tiburcio Cayo, Francisco Papabubaba and Roman a large land grant square and called it Rancho Encino.
42. Rancho El Escorpion was given to Odon Chihuya, Urbano Chari, and Manuel.
43. 40-50 local natives possibly from the Huwan nation lived at Rancho el Escorpion.
44. Andres Pico leased the valley for $1,120 a year.
45. Governor Andres Pico sold the San Fernando Valley $14,000.
46. Eulogio de Celis bought the San Fernando Valley.
47. Pio Pico left to Mexico in 1846 when it became clear that California would fall.
48. Colonel John C. Fremont led a Bear Flag Battalion into the valley in 1847.
49. The Capitulation of Cahuenga was signed January 13, 1847.
50. Tiburcio Vasquez was the name of the famous bandit that stayed at Andres Pico's house.
51. Juan Flores killed Los Angeles Sheriff James Barton.
52. Alexander Bell and David Alexander purchased Rancho Providencia.
53. Rancho Providencia had part of Rancho Portesuelo.
54. Rancho Providencia was purchased in 1851.
55. The former owner of Rancho Providencia took over Rancho Encino.
56. Vicente de la Osa was the name of the former owner of Rancho Providencia.
57. Phineas Banning opened new route at the San Fernando Pass in 1854.
58. Edward F. Beale led camels through the Newhall Pass in 1863.
59. "Devil's Slide" is located in Santa Susana Pass.
60. In 1851, El Camino Real was declared a public highway.
61. When El Camino Real was declared a public highway, it also had its name change to Camino de las Virgenes.
62. Geronimo Lopez and his wife, Catalina, ran Lopez Station.
63. Eugene Garnier and his brother Philippe purchased Rancho Encino around 1869.
64. Eulogio de Celis died in 1869 that brought even more changes to the valley.
65. Eulogio de Celis and Pio Pico owned half of the 181 square miles of valley land.
66. Isaac Lankershim purchased Pio Pico's share of the valley.
67. Isaac Lankershim came to Sacramento from West Prussia and went into farming.
68. Isaac Lankershim paid $115,000 for Pio Pico's share.
69. The valley was divided by the southern section being given to Lankershim and the northern section given to the de Celis heirs.
70. Lankershim's investor's group was called the San Fernando Farm Homestead Association.
71. Levi Strauss was one of the investors.
72. Lankershim and investors paid $2 an acre.
73. Leland Stanford and Charles Maclay partnered together to buy the northern part of the valley.
74. Charles Maclay found Bay Area town of Saratoga.
75. The de Celis family sold the northern part of the San Fernando Valley, all 56,000 acres, for $117,500.
76. The price per acre is $2.
77. Maclay erected the town of San Fernando.
78. The road from San Fernando to the Mission was named the Stanford Avenue.
