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El Rancho Rinconada de los Gatos was a 6,631-acre (26.83 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Santa Clara County, California made in 1840 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Jose Maria Hernandez and Sebastian Fabian Peralta.
El Rancho Rinconada de Los Gatos fue una concesión de tierra de México de 6,631-acres (26.83 km²) en el término del condado actual de Santa Clara. Entregado en 1840 por el gobernador Juan Alvarado a José María Hernández y Sebastián Fabián Peralta. [1]
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El Rancho Rinconada de los Gatos was a 6,631-acre (26.83 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day Santa Clara County, California made in 1840 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Jose Maria Hernandez and Sebastian Fabian Peralta.
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The land within the park's boundaries is among the most historic in Los Gatos. The grantees of the Rancho Rinconada de Los Gatos, Jose Hernandez and Sebastian Peralta, constructed an adobehouse on what is now one of the park's lawns. It was the first structure built in the area. The 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge South Pacific Coast Railroad once trave...
After the death of Southern Pacific engineer Billy Jones in 1968, a volunteer-led movement secured part of the park's southern end for the reconstructed, 18 in (457 mm) gauge Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad (BJWRR), a miniature railway which Jones ran around his prune orchard on Winchester Boulevard and Daves Avenue. The depot and engine house, conces...
Vasona Park surrounds Vasona Reservoir, which is along with the Lexington Reservoir located in Los Gatos's southern edge, was formed by damming Los Gatos Creek. The adjacent Oak Meadow Parkis owned by the Town of Los Gatos.
The reservoir is host to non-power recreational boating, and a marina on site has pedal boats for public rental. Other popular water sports in the reservoir include kayaking and standup paddleboarding. The park is also home to the Youth Science Institute, several picnic pavilions, and several hiking/biking trails. The popular Los Gatos Creek Trail,...
Opened in 1980, the Youth Science Institute - Vasona Science and Nature Center is a youth science and nature education facility operated by the Youth Science Institute. The center features natural history exhibits, live animals found in the Guadalupe Watershedregion and a native plant trail. The center offers nature and science school and group pro...
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May 5, 2023 · Hernandez and Peralta named their rancho La Rinconada de Los Gatos (“the corner of the cats”) after the large population of mountain lions in the nearby hills as well as the “corner” formed by the steep ravine between El Sereno and El Sombroso mountains where Highway 17 is today.
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The creek was named after the Alta California land grant Rancho Rinconada de Los Gatos ("Corner of the Cats"), which itself was named for the cougars and/or bobcats that roam in the mountains above the present-day town of Los Gatos. The first settlers, a Spanish family arriving in 1839, were scouting for a homestead in the area when they heard ...
Sep 20, 2012 · In those days, many of the rancheros in the Valley lived in the pueblo at San José. Notable exceptions were the owners of the neighboring rancho, the 6,631 acre Rancho Rinconada de Los Gatos.
