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In 1912 they sold Rancho El Escorpión, still 1,110 acres (4.5 km 2), to George Platt. He established a dairy operation on renamed Platt Ranch variously called Ferndale, ‘escorpion’, or Cloverdale Dairy. [25] The land was not incorporated into the city of Los Angeles until 1958, and Rancho El Escorpión remained open and undeveloped until 1960.
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Spanish; el encino is oak; California has 20 native species of oak tree [20] Rancho El Encino Los Angeles Case no. 392, Southern District of California: Rancho El Escorpión: 1845 Odón Chihuya, Urbano Chari, Manuel [21] Mexico 01.5 (1 1 ⁄ 2 Spanish leagues) 461 Odón Chihuya, Urbano Chari, Manuel 1,109.65 acres (449.06 ha) December 11, 1876: 409
[1] [2] Cabo San Lucas and the neighboring San José del Cabo are collectively known as Los Cabos. Together, they form a metropolitan area of 351,111 inhabitants. [1] [2] Rated as one of Mexico's top tourist destinations, [5] Cabo San Lucas is known for its beaches, scuba diving locations, Balnearios, the sea arch El Arco de Cabo San Lucas, and ...
Los Cabos (Spanish pronunciation: [los ˈkaβos]) is a municipality located at the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula, in the state of Baja California Sur.It encompasses the two towns of Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo (the municipal seat) linked by a thirty-two-km Resort Corridor of beach-front properties and championship golf courses.
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In 1845 a Mexican land grant established Rancho El Escorpión here, one of the few granted to Native Americans. The former adobe rancho buildings were located within the current park (adobes existed 1840s-1960s). [10] [11] [12] The rancho was purchased by George Platt in 1912, becoming the Platt Ranch in 1912. [13] [14]
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