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Rancho La Providencia was a Mexican land grant in present-day
In 1834, Vicente de la Ossa (January 6, 1808 - 1861) was elected as Los Angeles councilman and served in this capacity for two years. In 1843, he was granted the one square league Rancho Providencia located northwest of the History of Burbank
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Map of old Spanish and Mexican ranchos in Los Angeles County
{{California history History of the San Fernando Valley History of Los Angeles Providencia Burbank, California Toluca Lake, Los Angeles Ranchos of Los Angeles County, California
Rancho La Providencia was a Mexican land grant in present-day Los Angeles County, California
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given by governor Juan B. Alvarado in 1843 to Vicente de la Osa. The majority of Rancho Providencia land north of the modern channel of the Los Angeles River
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is now part of Burbank
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. The street grid change along Burbank Boulevard marks the northwestern boundary of the rancho grant. The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros. Studios, NBC Studios Burbank, Providence High School, and Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center
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are all within the former boundaries of Rancho Providencia. The Burbank Equestrian Center and portions of the Rancho south of the river are now part of the city of Los Angeles
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.Bearchell, Charles, and Larry D. Fried: ''The San Fernando Valley Then and Now'', Windsor Publications, 1988, , p. 94-96
History
In 1834, Vicente de la Ossa (January 6, 1808 - 1861) was elected as Los Angeles councilman and served in this capacity for two years. In 1843, he was granted the one square league Rancho Providencia located northwest of the pueblo
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. In 1849 de la Ossa sold Rancho La Providencia to David W. Alexander, and bought an approximate third of Rancho Los Encinos.
With the cession of California to the United States following the Mexican-American War
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, the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho Providencia was filed with the Public Land Commission
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in 1852, and the grant was patented David W. Alexander and Francis Mellus
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in 1872.
In 1867, Alexander sold Rancho Providencia to David Burbank
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, a dentist and entrepreneur from Los Angeles. Burbank had also acquired Rancho Cahuenga
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, a inholding within the boundaries of Rancho Providencia.Both grant boundaries are marked on United States Geological Survey
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topographical maps, in the Burbank quadrangle Burbank also purchased of Rancho San Rafael
Rancho San Rafael was a Spanish land grant in the San Rafael Hills, bordering the Los Angeles River and the Arroyo Seco in present-day Los Angeles County, southern California, given in 1784 to Jose Maria Verdugo.
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from Jonathan R. Scott in 1867. Burbank combined his properties into a nearly cattle ranch.
Burbank sold his holdings in 1886 to Los Angeles land speculators who formed the "Providencia Land, Water & Development Company", with Burbank as one of the directors. The land was surveyed and a business district was laid out, surrounded by residential lots. The outlying area was divided into small farms. They named the town Burbank and opened the tract for sale on May 1, 1887. The City of Burbank was incorporated in 1911./ref>
See also
*Battle of Providencia
The Battle of Providencia (also called the "Second Battle of Cahuenga Pass") took place in Cahuenga Pass in early 1845 on Rancho Providencia in the San Fernando Valley, north of Los Angeles, California. Native ''Californios'' successfully chal ...
*Providencia Ranch
Providencia Ranch, part of Providencia Land and Water Development Company property named for the Rancho Providencia Mexican land grant, was a property in California, US. It was used as a filming location for the American Civil War battle scenes ...
*History of the San Fernando Valley to 1915
The history of the San Fernando Valley from its exploration by the 1769 Portola expedition to the annexation of much of it by the City of Los Angeles in 1915 is a story of booms and busts, as cattle ranching, sheep ranching, large-scale wheat farm ...
*Ranchos of California
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* List of Ranchos of California
* David W. Alexander, 19th century Los Angeles, California, politician and sheriff
References
External links
Map of old Spanish and Mexican ranchos in Los Angeles County
{{California history History of the San Fernando Valley History of Los Angeles Providencia Burbank, California Toluca Lake, Los Angeles Ranchos of Los Angeles County, California