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Rancho San Antonio, also known as the Peralta Grant, was a 44,800-acre (181 km 2) land grant by Governor Pablo Vicente de Solá, the last Spanish governor of California, to Don Luís María Peralta, a sergeant in the Spanish Army and later, commissioner of the Pueblo of San José, in recognition of his forty years of service.
Peralta Oaks Park — 3.8 acres (15,000 m 2) — Peralta Oaks & 106th Avenue, Oakland, CA Peralta Park — 4.08 acres (16,500 m 2 ) — 94 East 10th Street, Oakland, CA Piedmont Plaza Park — 0.03 acres (120 m 2 ) — 4182 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA 94611
Oakland Chinese Presbyterian Church & Annex: 265-73 8th Street May 3, 1994 116 St. Paul's Episcopal Church: 114 Montecito Avenue May 24, 1994 117 University High School / North Oakland Senior Center: 5714 Martin Luther King Jr. Way 118 Temple Sinai: 362 28th Street December 13, 1994 119 Oakland Museum of California: 1000 Oak Street
San Antonio is a large district in Oakland, California, encompassing the land east of Lake Merritt to Sausal Creek.It is one of the most diverse areas of the city. [1] It takes its name from Rancho San Antonio, the name of the land as granted to Luís María Peralta by the last Spanish governor of California.
History of Oakland — in Alameda County, ... Pages in category "History of Oakland, California" ... (Peralta) 2016 Oakland riots; S.
From 1904 to 1929, the Realty Syndicate also operated a major amusement park in north Oakland called Idora Park. Redwoods were harvested from the East Bay Hills for construction in San Francisco, and "Rocky Hill" was purchased by poet Joaquin Miller in 1887. He planted trees, crops, and gardens, hosting thinkers, artists and literary figures ...
Horace Walpole Carpentier (1824–1918) was a lawyer and the first mayor of Oakland, California.He is also remembered as president of the Overland Telegraph Company and for defrauding the Peralta family, a prominent Californio family who historically owned much of the East Bay during the Spanish and Mexican eras, from their lands.
Oakland Heritage Alliance (OHA) is an American non-profit organization based in Oakland, California. OHA advocates the preservation of Oakland's historical sites and "cultural, natural, and architectural heritage", [ 1 ] organizes walking tours and lectures, [ 2 ] and monitors new development projects.