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For thousands of years before the arrival of European settlers, the area now known as San Jose was inhabited by several groups of Ohlone Native Americans. [3] Permanent European presence in the area came with the 1770 founding of the Presidio of Monterey and Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo by Gaspar de Portolà and Junípero Serra, about sixty miles (100 km) to the south.
California State Normal School relocated to San Jose. [2] Chinatown fire. Population: 9,089; county 26,246. [14] 1871 – University of the Pacific relocated to San Jose vicinity. [1] 1875 – San Jose Law Library, [11] San Jose Fruit Packing Company, [15] and California Pioneers of Santa Clara County [16] established. 1878 – Home of ...
San Jose, California – racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop. 2000 [119] Pop. 2010 [120] Pop. 2020 [121] % 2000 ...
Pages in category "History of San Jose, California" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
In 1850, San Jose incorporated to become California's first city and the location of California's first state capitol. Despite widespread destruction caused by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake , a number of neighborhoods around Downtown San Jose still retain their original, pre-1906 housing stock.
Peralta was a sergeant in the Spanish Army, commissioner of the Pueblo of San José, and owner of Rancho San Antonio of the East Bay, one of the largest ranchos in Alta California. Peralta divided the house into two rooms, built a porch, a kitchen and a chimney. He died in August 1851, leaving the adobe to his two daughters. [6]
21st century in San Jose, California (3 C, 18 P) This page was last edited on 29 March 2017, at 16:28 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
When California became part of the US in 1850, San Jose was the oldest civilian settlement dating back to its establishment in 1777, and selected the first official state capital of California. [2] [3] A two-story adobe hotel built around 1830 became the first state capitol and hosted the first legislative sessions in 1850 and 1851. [4]