Although Los Angeles was a town established by Mexican families from Sonora, it was the Spanish governor of California who gave the settlement its name. East Los Angeles is a unique environment, not only within the context of the Southern California region, but as a national focus of growth, change, challenges and opportunities. Its history is a reflection of the multicultural growth pattern of the city of Los Angeles. From its modern founding in the late 1880s to today, it has been home to waves of immigration, and many different ethnic and cultural groups have settled, lived and moved at some point across East Los Angeles. Los Angeles, California - Not long ago, this was Mexico.
Now, Los Angeles is the second most populous city in the United States. Although it no longer belongs to Mexico, it is still, in many ways, culturally Mexican. The shortage of agricultural labor associated with World War II sparked another wave of Mexican immigration to Los Angeles. The group arrived safely in present-day Los Angeles, and on September 4, 1781, lots of houses and fields were divided for each family. By 2000, South Los Angeles was a largely Mexican area, displacing most of the former African-American and Asian-American residents.
Since her arrival, she has forgotten how to navigate Mexican social nuances and has lost any semblance of community she had as a child. The Campo de Cahuenga Museum is located in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles and marks the place where the declaration that ended the Mexican-American War in 1847 was signed, laying the foundations for the transfer of California and the region of Mexico to the United States. Los Angeles County suburban cities such as Azusa, Baldwin Park, City of Industry, Duarte, El Monte, Irwindale, La Puente, Montebello, Rosemead, San Gabriel, South Gate, South El Monte, West Covina, Whittier and especially Pomona have a large Mexican population. Olvera Street is a picturesque tourist attraction: a cobbled alley with Spanish colonial buildings located in the heart of the smoke-filled industrial center of Los Angeles. On August 29th 1970, the largest political demonstration ever organized in East Los Angeles erupted into violence both at the hands of police and agitators.
Second- and third-generation Mexican Americans are moving from Los Angeles to nearby suburbs such as Ventura County, Orange County, San Diego and the Inland Empire region in California. Mexican Americans have been living in Los Angeles since its original settlers - 44 original settlers and 4 soldiers who founded the city in 1781. Mexican Americans have been one of the largest ethnic groups in Los Angeles since 1910 according to census data as Mexican immigrants and Mexicans born in the Southwest United States came to take advantage of the booming industrial economy of the Los Angeles area between 1915 and 1960. By 1820 El Pueblo de Los Angeles had a population of 650 residents and many of these original settlers who stayed in town became important players in Los Angeles as it went from a small settlement to a large livestock community. People with Mexican descent represent 31.9% of Los Angeles residents and 32% of Los Angeles County residents.
