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Santa Ana (Spanish for ' Saint Anne ') is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, California, United States.Located in the Greater Los Angeles region of Southern California, the city's population was 310,227 at the 2020 census.
Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón (21 February 1794 – 21 June 1876), [1] often known as Santa Anna, [2] was a Mexican general, politician, and caudillo [3] who served as the 8th president of Mexico on multiple occasions between 1833 and 1855.
The Santa Anas are katabatic winds (Greek for "flowing downhill") arising in higher altitudes and blowing down towards sea level. [7] The National Weather Service defines Santa Ana winds as "a weather condition [in southern California] in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific Coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions".
Santa Ana, a 1973 song by Bruce Springsteen released in 1998 on the 4-disc box set Tracks; Santa Ana Winds, a song by Survivor, closing the band’s 1983 album Caught ...
During a Santa Ana wind, humidity levels often plunge to single-digit percentages — causing vegetation to significantly dry out and become extremely susceptible to fire.
1905 – Santa Ana Daily Register newspaper begins publication. 1912 – Auditorium Theatre built. [3] 1919 – Orange County Historical Society founded. [4] [5] 1923 – Santa Ana Business and Professional Women's Club active (approximate date). [6] 1924 – Walker Theatre opens. [3]
This valley was named Vallejo de Santa Ana in 1769 after the Gaspar de Portolà expedition, of which Friar Junípero Serra was a part, as well as Sargeant José Antonio Yorba, and José Manuel Nieto. The mission located closest to the Santa Ana Valley is Mission San Juan Capistrano , which was built east of the San Joaquin Hills , in the ...
In 1915, Santa Ana Junior College opened its doors to 25 students as a department of Santa Ana High School. It was the second community college founded in Orange County, behind Fullerton College, and the fourth oldest in all of California. In 1932, a charter of Gamma Sigma Fraternity International was granted.