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1769 - Friar Junípero Serra named the area "Vallejo de Santa Ana"
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1810 - Jose Antonio Yorba was granted land that he called "Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana"
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1848 - Alta California became part of the United States
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1886 - Santa Ana was incorporated as a city
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1889 - Sana Ana became the seat of Orange County
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1906 - The Pacific Electric Railway from Los Angeles was extended to Santa Ana
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During World War II the Santa Ana Army Air Base was built as a training center
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1953 - The opening of the Santa Ana Freeway
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1980's - The creation of the Santa Ana Artist's Village
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1987 - The opening of the MainPlace Mall, a major retail center for the area. Now the Westfield MainPlace
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1988 - The citizens of Santa Ana amended the Charter to elect their mayor.
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The current mayor is Miguel A. Pulido, the first mayor directly elected by the voters, and also the first mayor of Latino descent in the history of the city.
