Los Angeles is founded. A group of settlers consisting of 14 families numbering 44 individuals journeyed more than one-thousand miles across the desert from present-day northern Mexico and established a farming community in the area.
The Settlement was named "The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porciúncula" ("El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula"). The community grew over time under the flags of Spain, Mexico and eventually the United States to become the City of Los Angeles, one of the largest metropolitan cities in the world. More
Source: Unknown author - Dating from the era of the Pueblo de Los Angeles, The Plaza and "Old Plaza Church" (Mission Nuestra Señora Reina de los Angeles) in 1869. There is a square main brick reservoir in the middle of the Plaza at the right, which was the terminus of the town's historic lifeline: the Zanja Madre. The Plaza itself was rounded and turned into a traditional ornate plaza, with a fountain that later became a bandstand. The building in the top right background was the Lugo House: first home to St. Vincent's College (now Loyola Marymount University). They are now a part of Olvera Street.
