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13,000 BCE
| 13,000 BCE | Ttongva people
Acjachemen people |
picture of homes |
| 1542 CE | Spain’s Cabrillo claims Nueva Espana | picture |
| 1769 | Spain’s Portola explores Las Californias | picture |
| 1821 | Mexico separates from Spain | picture |
| 1842 | Avila’s Rancho Niguel – a land grant from Mexico |
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| 1846 | “US Invasion of Mexico” | |
| 1850 | California becomes the 31st state in America | |
| 1873 | Rawson family reunites Rancho Niguel | |
| 1889 | Orange County secedes from Los Angeles County |