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The Battle of Dominguez Rancho, or the Battle of the Old Woman's Gun, [4] was a military engagement of the Mexican–American War that took place on October 8–9, 1846, within Manuel Dominguez's 75,000-acre (30,000 ha) Rancho San Pedro.
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda (1490 – 17 November 1573) was a Spanish humanist, philosopher, and theologian of the Spanish Renaissance. He is mainly known for his participation in a famous debate with Bartolomé de las Casas in Valladolid , Spain , in 1550–1551.
Juan María Sepúlveda (1828 in Los Angeles – 1868 in Los Angeles) [1] was the owner of a ranch in the South Bay area in 1858, located on Santa Monica Bay in Los Angeles County, California. The area, originally part of the Spanish land grant of Rancho Boca de Santa Monica , later became known as the Huntington Palisades. [ 2 ]
Sepulveda Pass, which passes through the Santa Monica Mountains, connects Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley, alongside Sepulveda Dam, are both named for the family. Sepulveda, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley, is now commonly known as the North Hills, is named for the family.
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José Dolores Sepúlveda (March 23, 1793 [4] –1824) was one of the sons of Juan José Sepúlveda (1764–1808). In 1784, the Spanish Crown deeded Rancho San Pedro, a tract of over 75,000 acres (300 km 2), to soldier Juan José Domínguez. Domínguez died in 1809, and in 1810 the executor of his will, Manuel Gutiérrez, granted permission to ...
Juan Capistrano Sepulveda (1814–1898) was an early California politician and pioneer in Los Angeles. He was a member of the prominent Sepúlveda family of California . Juan Capistrano Sepulveda was a son of Jose Dolores Sepulveda (1793 - 1824) .
Rancho de los Palos Verdes was a 31,629-acre (128.00 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Los Angeles County, California given in 1846 by Governor Pío Pico to José Loreto and Juan Capistrano Sepulveda. [1] The name means "Ranch of the Green Trees".