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History of Los Angeles

Brief history of Los Angeles summarized We explain the brief history of Los Angeles, the most populous city in California, in a summarized way. The Los Angeles Foundation The great city of Los Angeles was founded in 1781. It was called El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula. (Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porcincula). At first there were only a handful of families, but by 1800 it had a population of 315 people. The Plaza Catholic Church was built in 1822. The Los Angeles settlement grew steadily. Then in 1847, American forces…