Rancho Santa Ana del Chino
Mexican land grant in what is now California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rancho Santa Ana del Chino was a 22,193-acre (89.81 km2) Mexican land grant in the Chino Hills and southwestern Pomona Valley, in present-day San Bernardino County, California.
Quick Facts Coordinates, Area ...
Rancho Santa Ana del Chino | |
---|---|
Coordinates | 33°59′24″N 117°43′04″W |
Area | 22,193-acre |
Official name | Site of the Rancho Chino Adobe of Isaac Williams |
Designated | February 19, 1981 |
Reference no. | 942 |
Close
It was granted to Antonio Maria Lugo in 1841 by Mexican Alta California Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado.[1] The name literally means "Santa Ana of the Fair Hair," though there have been statements that the ranch was named for a mission mayordomo, or foreman, who had curly hair, "chino" being also a Spanish word for "curly".
The rancho site included the present day cities of Chino and Chino Hills.[2]