Rancho de los Californios, California
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Rancho de los Californios is a former settlement in Fresno County
, California
. It was located east of Pueblo de las Juntas
on high ground near the south bank of the San Joaquin River
. Its site is near the corner of Ashlan and North Lake Avenues, 4miles north of the Whitesbridge Road and 6 miles west of Biola, California
.
Located on the Eastern route of El Camino Viejo
, the place was used as a hideout for horse thieves during Spanish and Mexican rule, and continued to be a place of relative safety for outlaws during American rule.
Fresno County, California
Fresno County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Stockton and north of Bakersfield. As of the 2010 census, it is the tenth most populous county in California with a population of 930,450, and the sixth largest in size with an area of . The county...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It was located east of Pueblo de las Juntas
Pueblo de las Juntas, California
Pueblo de las Juntas was a former settlement in Fresno County, California situated at the confluence of the San Joaquin River and Fresno Slough, north of Mendota,...
on high ground near the south bank of the San Joaquin River
San Joaquin River
The San Joaquin River is the largest river of Central California in the United States. At over long, the river starts in the high Sierra Nevada, and flows through a rich agricultural region known as the San Joaquin Valley before reaching Suisun Bay, San Francisco Bay, and the Pacific Ocean...
. Its site is near the corner of Ashlan and North Lake Avenues, 4miles north of the Whitesbridge Road and 6 miles west of Biola, California
Biola, California
Biola is a census-designated place in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 1,623 at the 2010 census, up from 1,037 at the 2000 census...
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Located on the Eastern route of El Camino Viejo
El Camino Viejo
El Camino Viejo à Los Angeles , also known as the Old Los Angeles Trail, established in 1820's, was the oldest north-south trail in the interior of Alta California...
, the place was used as a hideout for horse thieves during Spanish and Mexican rule, and continued to be a place of relative safety for outlaws during American rule.