Book: The San Fernando Valley, America's Suburb
Author: Kevin Roderick
ISBN: 1-883792-55X
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Chapter 2: Early Arrivals
Questions
1. How many men were in the Gaspar de Portola expedition?
2. How many natives were already living in the San Fernando Valley in 1769?
3. What was the name of the natives who lived here?
4. Where was the Tongva village?
5. What is the name of the village where legend said the wife of the chief 'Ra'wiyawi turned herself to stone out of grief for her children who had died?
6. What was the name of the Catholic feast day Portola's weary explorers and the Tongva first met?
7. What name did the explorers give the San Fernando Valley?
8. What was the Los Angeles River named by the Spaniards?
9. What was the San Fernando Valley called on Spanish maps?
10. What was the name of army corporal who was given 36,000 acres in a Spanish land grant?
11. What was the name of his grant?
12. Who set up Rancho Portesuelo?
13. Who set up a ranch by the spring at Los Encinos?
14. Was Francisco Reyes black?
15. Who had a herd of livestock, an adobe house, fields of beans, corn, and watermelon by 1795?
16. Whose house became the first building at Mission San Francisco, Rey de España?
17. Who is the Mission San Fernando, Rey de España named after?
18. What is the name of the Spanish King who had vanquished the Moors in 1248?
19. Why was Ferdinand III made a saint?
20. How many natives were baptized in the early years of the mission?
21. How many natives died at the mission?
22. How many baptisms and marriages took place the first year the mission was built?
23. How many native settlements did the San Fernando Mission cover?
24. How many natives lived at San Fernando Rey when the 18th century ended?
25. Was a native once baptized able to leave the mission without permission?
26. Who was the first discoverer of gold in California?
27. Where was the first gold nugget discovered in California?
28. Who ordered that the San Fernando Mission be given back to the Roman Catholic Church?
29. When was the San Fernando Mission restored?
30. Who was the governor of this area after Mexico's independence from Spain in 1822?
31. There was a revolt in the valley in 1831. Where did the government troops and rebels meet?
32. After the fight in Studio City, Victoria returned to Mexico and resigned as governor. True or False
33. Which Mexican Governor marched an army of 500 men in the valley in 1845?
34. Who did the provincial assembly voted for to replace Micheltorena?
35. Which famous Northern Californian fought with Micheltorena?
36. What happened to Micheltorena after the battle?
37. Where was Pio Pico born?
38. When was Pio Pico born?
39. What did people call Pio Pico in his younger days?
40. What did people call Pio Pico when he grew a beard?
41. What were the names of the natives Pio Pico gave a large land grant square to and called it Rancho Encino?
42. Who got Rancho El Escorpion?
43. How many people lived at Rancho El Escorpion?
44. Who leased the valley for $1,120 a year?
45. For how much did Governor Pico sold the valley?
46. Who bought the valley?
47. Who left to Mexico in 1846 when it became clear that California would fall?
48. Who led a Bear Flag Battalion into the valley in 1847?
49. When was the Capitulation of Cahuenga signed?
50. What was the name of the famous bandit that stayed at Andres Pico's house?
51. Who killed Los Angeles Sheriff James Barton?
52. Who purchased Rancho Providencia?
53. Rancho Providencia had part of Rancho __________________.
54. What year was the purchase of Rancho Providencia?
55. The former owner of Rancho Providencia took over Rancho ________.
56. What was the name of the former owner of Rancho Providencia?
57. Who open a new route at the San Fernando Pass in 1854?
58. Who led camels through the Newhall Pass in 1863?
59. Where was "Devil's Slide" located?
60. When was El Camino Real declared a public highway?
61. When El Camino Real was declared a public highway, it also had its name change to ______________________________.
62. Who ran Lopez Station?
63. Who purchased Rancho Encino around 1869?
64. Who died in 1869 that brought even more changes to the valley?
65. Who owned half of the 181 square miles of valley land?
66. Who purchased Pio Pico's share of the valley?
67. Who came to Sacramento from West Prussia and went into farming?
68. How much did the man from West Prussia pay for Pio Pico's share?
69. How was the valley divided?
70. What was Lankershim's investor group called?
71. Who was one of the investors?
72. Lankershim and investors paid $____ an acre.
73. Which two people partnered together to buy the northern part of the valley?
74. Who found Bay Area town of Saratoga?
75. How much did the de Celis family sell the northern part of the valley, all 56,000 acres?
76. How much was this per acre?
77. What town did Maclay erect?
78. What did they name the road from the city of San Fernando and the mission?
Author: Kevin Roderick
ISBN: 1-883792-55X
U-$1.00-B-0.003856699-BE-259
Go to Table of Contents
Go to Answer Key
Go to Directory of Books & Authors
Chapter 2: Early Arrivals
Questions
1. How many men were in the Gaspar de Portola expedition?
2. How many natives were already living in the San Fernando Valley in 1769?
3. What was the name of the natives who lived here?
4. Where was the Tongva village?
5. What is the name of the village where legend said the wife of the chief 'Ra'wiyawi turned herself to stone out of grief for her children who had died?
6. What was the name of the Catholic feast day Portola's weary explorers and the Tongva first met?
7. What name did the explorers give the San Fernando Valley?
8. What was the Los Angeles River named by the Spaniards?
9. What was the San Fernando Valley called on Spanish maps?
10. What was the name of army corporal who was given 36,000 acres in a Spanish land grant?
11. What was the name of his grant?
12. Who set up Rancho Portesuelo?
13. Who set up a ranch by the spring at Los Encinos?
14. Was Francisco Reyes black?
15. Who had a herd of livestock, an adobe house, fields of beans, corn, and watermelon by 1795?
16. Whose house became the first building at Mission San Francisco, Rey de España?
17. Who is the Mission San Fernando, Rey de España named after?
18. What is the name of the Spanish King who had vanquished the Moors in 1248?
19. Why was Ferdinand III made a saint?
20. How many natives were baptized in the early years of the mission?
21. How many natives died at the mission?
22. How many baptisms and marriages took place the first year the mission was built?
23. How many native settlements did the San Fernando Mission cover?
24. How many natives lived at San Fernando Rey when the 18th century ended?
25. Was a native once baptized able to leave the mission without permission?
26. Who was the first discoverer of gold in California?
27. Where was the first gold nugget discovered in California?
28. Who ordered that the San Fernando Mission be given back to the Roman Catholic Church?
29. When was the San Fernando Mission restored?
30. Who was the governor of this area after Mexico's independence from Spain in 1822?
31. There was a revolt in the valley in 1831. Where did the government troops and rebels meet?
32. After the fight in Studio City, Victoria returned to Mexico and resigned as governor. True or False
33. Which Mexican Governor marched an army of 500 men in the valley in 1845?
34. Who did the provincial assembly voted for to replace Micheltorena?
35. Which famous Northern Californian fought with Micheltorena?
36. What happened to Micheltorena after the battle?
37. Where was Pio Pico born?
38. When was Pio Pico born?
39. What did people call Pio Pico in his younger days?
40. What did people call Pio Pico when he grew a beard?
41. What were the names of the natives Pio Pico gave a large land grant square to and called it Rancho Encino?
42. Who got Rancho El Escorpion?
43. How many people lived at Rancho El Escorpion?
44. Who leased the valley for $1,120 a year?
45. For how much did Governor Pico sold the valley?
46. Who bought the valley?
47. Who left to Mexico in 1846 when it became clear that California would fall?
48. Who led a Bear Flag Battalion into the valley in 1847?
49. When was the Capitulation of Cahuenga signed?
50. What was the name of the famous bandit that stayed at Andres Pico's house?
51. Who killed Los Angeles Sheriff James Barton?
52. Who purchased Rancho Providencia?
53. Rancho Providencia had part of Rancho __________________.
54. What year was the purchase of Rancho Providencia?
55. The former owner of Rancho Providencia took over Rancho ________.
56. What was the name of the former owner of Rancho Providencia?
57. Who open a new route at the San Fernando Pass in 1854?
58. Who led camels through the Newhall Pass in 1863?
59. Where was "Devil's Slide" located?
60. When was El Camino Real declared a public highway?
61. When El Camino Real was declared a public highway, it also had its name change to ______________________________.
62. Who ran Lopez Station?
63. Who purchased Rancho Encino around 1869?
64. Who died in 1869 that brought even more changes to the valley?
65. Who owned half of the 181 square miles of valley land?
66. Who purchased Pio Pico's share of the valley?
67. Who came to Sacramento from West Prussia and went into farming?
68. How much did the man from West Prussia pay for Pio Pico's share?
69. How was the valley divided?
70. What was Lankershim's investor group called?
71. Who was one of the investors?
72. Lankershim and investors paid $____ an acre.
73. Which two people partnered together to buy the northern part of the valley?
74. Who found Bay Area town of Saratoga?
75. How much did the de Celis family sell the northern part of the valley, all 56,000 acres?
76. How much was this per acre?
77. What town did Maclay erect?
78. What did they name the road from the city of San Fernando and the mission?
