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Modesta Ávila
Modesta Ávila (1867 or 1869 – September 1891) was a Californio ranchera and protester, best known for being the first convicted felon and first state prisoner in Orange County, California. Ávila had only received a minor warning in 1889 for placing an obstruction on the tracks to protest against the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, Santa Fe Railroad being built through her property without adequate compensation, but she continued to taunt the authorities, and was eventually arrested four months later. Although the jury in her first trial was unable to reach agreement, Ávila was convicted after a second trial at Orange County Supreme Court and was sentenced to three years in San Quentin State Prison. Today Ávila is considered to be a folk heroine of Latino people of the county. It has been suggested that she is the "White Lady", a ghost whi is said to have been seen walking along the railroad tracks since the 1930s. Background Ávila was born in 1867 or 1869 in San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Juan Capistrano, California
San Juan Capistrano (also known colloquially as San Juan or SJC) is a city in southern Orange County, California, United States. The population was 35,253 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 Census. Named for Saint John of Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano was founded by Spanish Empire, the Spanish in 1776, when Father Junípero Serra established Mission San Juan Capistrano. Extensive damage caused by an 1812 San Juan Capistrano earthquake, earthquake in 1812 caused the community to decline. Following the Mexican secularization act of 1833, the mission village officially became a town and was briefly renamed as San Juan de Argüello. After the American conquest of California, San Juan remained a small, rural town until the 20th century; the restoration of the mission in the 1910s–20s transformed the town into a tourist destination and a backdrop for Cinema of the United States, Hollywood films. History Indigenous The region was populated by the Acjachemen, referred to by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
