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Los Angeles : 1781: The Founding of Los Angeles

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1781: The Founding of Los Angeles

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  • Under orders of King Carlos III of Spain, the governor of California Felipe de Neve laid out a small settlement along a river valley and, on September 4, called it El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles (The Town of the Queen of the Angels), another name for the Virgin Mary (see El Pueblo de Los Angeles).

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