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El Rancho Rinconada de los Gatos was a 6,631-acre (26.83 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Santa Clara County, California made in 1840 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Jose Maria Hernandez and Sebastian Fabian Peralta. [1] Located in the southern San Francisco Bay Area, the grant included present-day Los Gatos and Monte Sereno, along with ...
Los Gatos is Spanish for "The Cats". [10] The name derives from the 1839 Alta California land grant that encompassed the area, which was called La Rinconada de Los Gatos ("The Corner of the Cats"), where the cats refers to the cougars (mountain lions) and bobcats that are indigenous to the foothills in which the town is located.
Testarossa Winery. Coordinates: 37.21346°N 121.98158°W. Testarossa is a winery and tasting room in Los Gatos, California. Testarossa makes multiple varietals and is known primarily for making Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines. Testarossa Pinot Noir (pictured second from left)
Rinconada de Los Gatos: 1839 Juan Alvarado: Jose Maria Hernandez and Sebastian Fabian Peralta: 6,631 acres (2,683 ha) 164 ND Los Gatos, Monte Sereno: Santa Clara: Secuan (1833), [16] 1839 [17] Juan Alvarado: Juan Bautisa Lopez: unknown [18] [19] Dehesa, Sycuan Reservation: San Diego: Rancho San Antonio de Padua: 1839 Juan Alvarado: Juan Prado ...
The name Los Gatos is Spanish, meaning the cats. The name derives from the 1839 Alta California land-grant that encompassed the area, which was called La Rinconada de Los Gatos , ("Cat's Corner"), where "the cats" refers to the mountain lions and bobcats that are indigenous to the foothills in which the town is located.
The origin of the Los Gatos Historic Commercial District can be traced back to 1863 when W. S. McMurtry and J. W. McMillan inaugurated a general store on Main Street, situated to the east of Los Gatos Green near the mill. In 1864, an official post office was established, marking a pivotal development. Subsequently, other businesses followed suit.
Peninsular Railway (California) The Peninsular Railway (known to locals as the Pin) was an interurban electrified railway in the U.S. State of California in the United States of America. It served the area between San Jose, Los Gatos, and Palo Alto, comprising much of what is today known as "Silicon Valley". For much of its existence it was a ...
Rancho San Juan Bautista. Rancho San Luis Gonzaga. Rancho San Vicente. Rancho San Ysidro. Rancho Santa Teresa. Rancho Solis.