Downtown Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Mesa

Los Pobladores

— The Founders of the City of Los Angeles —

Photographed by J. J. Prats, December 4, 2018

1. Mesa Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The Founders of the City of Los Angeles
Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas
Antonio Mesa and his wife, María Ana Gertrudis López came from Alamos, Sonora. Dissatisfied with farming life, in Los Angeles, the Mesa family requested a return to their home in Alamos where Antonio Mesa worked in the silver mines.

Los Pobladores
Lara · Mesa · Moreno · Rosas · Camero · Rosas · Navarro · Villavicencio · Rodriguez · Quintero · Vanegas
Antonio Mesa era de Alamos, Sonora, así como tambien su mujer, María Ana Gertrudis López. Insatisfecho con la vida de granja en Los Angeles, la familia Mesa solicitó el retorno a su hogar en Alamos, en donde Antonio Mesa trabajaba en las minas de plata.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Hispanic Americans • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1814.

Location. 34° 3.389′ N, 118° 14.304′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California

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, in Los Angeles County. It is in Downtown Los Angeles. It is at the intersection of Los Angeles Street and Paseo de la Plaza on Los Angeles Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Los Angeles CA 90012, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lara (a few steps from this marker); Moreno (a few steps from this marker); The Old Spanish Trail (a few steps from this marker); Carlos III (within shouting distance of this marker); Navarro (within shouting distance of this marker); Los Angeles Plaza (within shouting distance of this marker); Camero (within shouting distance of this marker); Damien Marchessault (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

More about this marker. It is embedded in the sidewalk at the edge of the plaza.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2020, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 441 times since then and 30 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on December 18, 2020, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.