In 1781, a new settlement was established along that river. The settlement came to be known as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciúncula or The Town of Our Lady the Queen of Angels of the Little Portion although its official name was simply El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles.River, you say? Ha ha, whatever. And no longer a "very small parcel of land," but a hideous blot on the geographic & psychological landscape. 502.69 square miles of it. Progress!
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
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River, open sewer, it's all a matter of interpretation.
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I'm with Thunder on the river thang. Hell-A has sure changed eh? I remember orange groves too...and that was only 50 years ago fer christs sake.
ReplyDeleteI heard that the first two Spanish colonies in the Los Angles basin died for lack of water.
ReplyDeleteOne can hope about this one too.
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ReplyDeleteCursory Internet search sez no earlier settlements by Spaniards.
And we've pretty much legalized our theft of water; we're here for the duration.