San Luis Rey (
Spanish
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for "
St. Louis the King") is a
neighborhood in
Oceanside,
California
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. San Luis Rey is along the
San Luis Rey River
The San Luis Rey River is a river in northern San Diego County, California.
The river's headwaters are in the Palomar Mountain Range and Cleveland National Forest, near Palomar Mountain and the Santa Rosa Mountains. The river mouth, on the Pacif ...
, northeast of downtown
Oceanside. San Luis Rey has a
post office
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with
ZIP code 92068, which opened in 1861.
History
Quechla / Qée'ish
The area that is now known as San Luis Rey was originally home to
Payómkawichum, or the Luiseño.
The Payómkawichum had a village of 5,000 people which was called Quechla or Qée'ish depending on dialect.
San Luis Rey
The community was named for
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia
Mission San Luis Rey de Francia ( es, Misión San Luis Rey de Francia) is a former Spanish mission in San Luis Rey, a neighborhood of Oceanside, California. This Mission lent its name to the Luiseño tribe of Mission Indians.
At its prime, ...
, established in 1798,
which is located near the geographic center of the neighborhood.
The population of Quechla dropped down to 3,000 people soon after the establishment of the Mission due to diseases brought by the Spanish. This Mission at one point covered 950,000 acres and was tended by the Luiseno Indians, who were forcibly moved onto the Mission to work under the Spanish.
Due to the extensive and long-lived influence of the Spanish and later the Mexican government, local architecture has taken on a noticeable Spanish and Mexican feel.
Neighborhood of Oceanside
The neighborhood also includes the Heritage Park Village and museum, which was the center of town for the city of Oceanside for a time.
The
Lilac Fire broke out on December 7, 2017, severely damaging the 240-acre San Luis Rey Downs horse-training facility and killing 46 horses.
Native American culture
The original residents of the valley now called San Luis Rey were Luiseño Indians, also known as the San Luis Rey Band of the Luiseño Indians. Although in other parts of the United States Native Americans were allowed to live autonomously on reservations, such an arrangement was denied to the Luiseño Indians because the settlers wanted to keep the land for farming and ranching. Native Americans were granted US citizenship in 1924.
Since 1996 the band hosts an annual inter-tribal powwow on the San Luis Rey Mission grounds, which is open to the public and presents Native American arts, crafts, food and dancing. On November 28, in honor of National Native American Heritage Month, the San Luis Rey city Council acknowledged the Mission Indians at its council meeting.
Climate
According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
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system, San Luis Rey has a
warm-summer Mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate sub-type, generally characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, fairly wet winters; these weather conditions are typically experienced in the ...
, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.
Demographics
This community has a notably high percentage of US military personnel due to its close proximity to Camp Pendleton.
Notable people
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Robert C. Frazee, California businessman and politician, was born in San Luis Rey.
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References
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Unincorporated communities in San Diego County, California
North County (San Diego County)
1861 establishments in California
Unincorporated communities in California