The Settlement of Los Angeles

In the late 18th century, California Felli Spanish governor Denifu Pei saw the need to establish Pueblo in the west of the Los Angeles River, San Gabriel church. The main purpose of Pueblo is to reaffirm the claim against Spain's territory facing the invasion of the sea from Russia's north and the UK. Pueblo will also help maintain the supply and supply of Spanish military garrisons (or presidians) in Spain (otherwise they will have to feed irregularly through the ship). Adventure to Europe for the first time Adventure to California land - Governor Deneva early Francisco father Juan Crespi thought that he was accompanied by the Gaspar de Portra expedition ten years ago and was admired in the field. Under the authority of the Spanish king Carlos III, the Governor-General Bucareli and the Delacroix commander approved the proposal of Governor De Neve and issued an order to establish Pueblo. California Governor Don Fernando Rivera y Moncada was told to supervise solicitors' solicitors and their settlers.

Prior to the recruitment of settlers, Governor Nevele immediately began to develop a detailed plan for the new Pueblo. However, efforts to solicit colonists are more difficult. Despite incentives for money, land and livestock, Rivera y Moncada decided that it would be difficult to find promising and ambitious candidates. At that time, Southern California we know today is a far desolate thing - it is not an opportunity for most people to feel attractive. The spread of rumors is a bit truth, salaries are not paid to soldiers who serve in that area. Also, getting there is serious and dangerous. However, the survey for several months extended to Sonora, Sinaloa, Culiacan, eventually leading to the recruitment of 12 families.

Viceroy Bucareli and Commander de la Croix approve the proposal of Governor Felipe Denebe to establish a settlement in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara

California governor Don Fernando Rivera Y Moncada watches settlers and invites new settlements, de la Croix commander wrote

Rivera Y Moncada hired 45 soldiers (escort and garrison) and seven settlers from Sinaloa and Culiacan.

Rivera Y Moncada has achieved his recruitment goal for soldiers, but only 14 pioneers have signed. Then, the two colonists changed their mind and disappeared. I decided to stop soliciting and continue to work with the remaining 12 settlers and their families

The first settlers and their families, and escorts of 17 soldiers departed from the sea Sinaloa Alamos. The destination is Loreto, Baja California

Smallpox epidemic forced some people to San Diego, then to restore the health, and healthy members of the party of Baja de Saint Louis to Baja Coast Loreto

The last party of a minus one colonist arrives at the mission of San Gabriel Alcan Gel. The twelfth settlers postponed in Baja California for smallpox were transferred to Presidio of Santa Barbara when arriving in Alta, California in 1782.

* Contrary to the popular belief known as Los Angeles el Pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula (the city of the Queen of Angels, Mary Queen (Porciuncula)), a scholar According to the document by De La Croix and Supreme Commander Viceroy Bucareli, this settlement is called El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles, who decided Governor Felipe de Neve.

In Los Angeles in 1781, the first Spanish colony, African people 26 people (pobladores) black or mestizos (mulattos) 0.44 brilliant names of colonists. Most people come from Mexico's Sinaloa, and two-thirds of the population is a complex heritage of Africa and Spain. Piopico is the last Governor of Mexico in California and he is from African Americans. In the early days of the United States, the new immigrants were tamping with the number of blacks. Only 10 of the 1,600 county residents listed in the 1850 census were blacks. The inflow of blacks will increase over the next 80 years and by 1930 Los Angeles became the home of the largest black community on the Pacific coast.

In 1777, Spanish California Governor Felipe de Neve decided to start a new settlement in the Los Angeles area. This settlement will be a family-run town or Pueblo. Neve wants more Spanish settlers to come here, so that California can become stronger, but other countries do not occupy the land. He wants the family to cultivate crops to feed themselves and soldiers and presidents (fortresses) living nearby. The first Pueblo founded in California was San Jose. It was founded in November 1777 and was solved by 14 soldiers and their families from the Presidents of Monterrey and San Francisco. Established Los Angeles