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Bank of Santa Cruz County. Bank of Santa Cruz County. March 15, 1982. (#82002273) 1502 Pacific Ave. 36°58′31″N 122°01′31″W / 36.975278°N 122.025278°W / 36.975278; -122.025278 (Bank of Santa Cruz County) Santa Cruz. Following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, most of the building was demolished. The two stone-faced ...
cityofsantacruz.com. Santa Cruz (Spanish for "Holy Cross") is the largest city and the county seat of Santa Cruz County, in Northern California. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 62,956. [ 10 ] Situated on the northern edge of Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz is a popular tourist destination, owing to its beaches, surf culture, and ...
Rancho Refugio. Coordinates: 36.990°N 122.100°W. Rancho Refugio was a 12,147-acre (49.16 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Santa Cruz County, California given in 1839 by Governor Juan B. Alvarado to María Candida, Jacinta, and María de los Angeles Castro. [ 1] The grant extended along the Pacific coast from the western city limit of ...
Rancho Soquel. Rancho Soquel was a 1,668-acre (6.75 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Santa Cruz County, California given in 1833 by Governor José Figueroa to María Martina Castro y Amador. [1] In 1844, Martina Castro was granted by Governor José Figueroa a further 32,702-acre (132.34 km 2) grant known as the Soquel Augmentation.
California Powder Works was the first American explosive powder manufacturing company west of the Rocky Mountains. When the outbreak of the Civil War cut off supplies of gunpowder to California 's mining and road-building industries, a local manufacturer was needed. Originally located near Santa Cruz, California, the company was incorporated in ...
People. William Joseph Chaminade (1761–1850), Catholic priest and founder of the Society of Mary (Marianists) Cécile Chaminade (1857–1944), French composer and pianist.
Guillaume-Joseph Chaminade, SM (also known as William Joseph Chaminade; Périgueux, 8 April 1761 – Bordeaux, 22 January 1850) was a French Catholic priest who survived persecution during the French Revolution and later founded the Society of Mary, usually called the Marianists, in 1817. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 3 September 2000.
Rancho San Vicente (Escamilla) Coordinates: 37.080°N 122.190°W. Rancho San Vicente was a 10,803-acre (43.72 km 2) Mexican land grant in present day Santa Cruz County, California given in 1846 by Governor Pío Pico to Blas A. Escamilla. [1] [2] The grant extended along the Pacific coast from Molino Creek and Rancho Agua Puerca y las Trancas ...