![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1846, Rancho de los Palos Verdes was separated from Rancho San Pedro and granted to brothers José Loreto Sepúlveda (pictured) and Juan Capistrano Sepúlveda. Spanish and Mexican era Don Manuel Domínguez, a signer of the Californian Constitution and owner of Rancho San Pedro, which included all of Palos Verdes until 1846. Chowigna and Suangna were two Tongva settlements of many in the peninsula area, which was also a departure point for their rancherías on the Channel Islands. Their first contact with Europeans occurred in 1542 with João Cabrilho ( Juan Cabrillo). In other areas of the Los Angeles Basin archeological sites date back 8,000 years. The peninsula was the homeland of the Tongva-Gabrieliño Native Americans people for thousands of years. History Native Americans The Point Vicente Lighthouse on the Palos Verdes Peninsula and the National Register of Historic Places. The hill cities on the peninsula are known for dramatic ocean and city views, distinguished schools, extensive horse trails, and high value homes. As of the 2010 Census, the population of the Palos Verdes Peninsula is 65,008. The South Bay city of Torrance borders the peninsula on the north, the Pacific Ocean is on the west and south, and the Port of Los Angeles is east. Located in the South Bay region, the peninsula contains a group of cities in the Palos Verdes Hills, including Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills and Rolling Hills Estates, as well as the unincorporated community of Westfield/Academy Hill. The Palos Verdes Peninsula ( Palos Verdes, Spanish for "Green Sticks") is a landform and a geographic sub-region of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, within southwestern Los Angeles County in the U.S. Aerial view of the Palos Verdes Peninsula and the Palos Verdes Hills, with Los Angeles city center in the distance ![]()
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