September 4th

On this day – 4th of September 1781 - The city of Los Angeles was founded

Los Angeles was first founded as “El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula” by a group of 44 Spanish settlers in 1781. The name means "The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of the Porciúncula River" in English. The area continued to be relatively small Spanish city for the years followin this Spanish settlement and in 1820 was the population only around 650 people. New Spain becme independent from the Spanish empire in 1821 and the city became a part of Mexico. It was not until 1847 that it became a part of the US. The city is today today the second largest in the US and it is known for its Hollywood sign, its movie industry and "th walk of fame".