Rancho Cucamonga

This week the General Land Office is taking you to Rancho Cucamonga, California, located in San Bernardino County about 40 miles east of Los Angeles. Rancho Cucamonga was originally inhabited by the Tongva Indians and later explored during a Spanish expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá in 1769. The town was named based on the Indian word kukamonga, meaning "sandy place." In 1839, the Mexican governor at the time, Juan Bautista Alvarado, gave the land to Tiburcio Tapia through a Mexican land grant. Tiburcio Tapia was known for many things, but most notably, he was a Mexican soldier who went on to become a wealthy Los Angeles merchant, ranch owner, and winery owner. Read more on ArcGIS Story Maps.

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