| Once upon a time, a little town that we
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| | the whaling port. The town’s
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| now know as San Diego, was inhabited by
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| | downtown was made of a 1,000-acre plot
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| only the Kumeyaay people. That small town
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| | that was then bought by Alonzo E. Horton
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| now stands as one of the biggest and
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| | in 1867. Alonzo started the town’s
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| prosperous cities in the United States.
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| | development by laying out streets,
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| Its population now reaches 1,255,240
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| | building a wharf and a hotel, and then
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| people and is proud to be the second
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| | donating land for churches. The
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| largest city in California and the eighth
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| | town’s population increased quickly
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| largest in the United States. Its
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| | especially after 1870, due to the gold
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| geographical position, on the southern
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| | strike. In 1885, when Santa Fe Railroad
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| coast of California, makes it the perfect
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| | and a number of eastern investors arrived
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| destination for vacationers. There are
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| | in the city there were 40,000 people
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| so many things tourists desire: stunning
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| | living in the area.San Diego managed to
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| beaches, fabulous weather, endless
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| | overcome the economic setbacks from
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| activities and a top convention
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| | economic and business life even though
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| destination. The prospering San Diego
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| | there were times when the city registered
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| economy, was made possible by it’s
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| | a regression visible in the number of
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| focus on tourism, trade, agriculture,
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| | population that dwindled to 17,000
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| ship-building, the military,
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| | people. The obscurity that lied upon the
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| biotechnology, computer sciences and
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| | town was caused by the more developed
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| electronics. Thanks to this economic
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| | cities such as Los Angeles and San
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| development the city’s appearance
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| | Francisco. After the World War II, San
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| is being reflected both on the life style
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| | Diego extended his territory with almost
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| of the people and in the design of the
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| | 20 miles in each direction and became a
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| buildings. Both tourists and citizens are
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| | military center, home base for a large
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| welcomed to enjoy the downtown area where
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| | number of naval trainees that were
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| they will find attractive gathering
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| | relocated to the city as civilians. So
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| places, overhead walkways, parks,
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| | did the city begin its growth and
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| historic districts and fantastic shopping
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| | development that has never ceased. The
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| in innovative centers and residential
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| | town’s territory expanded after the
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| developments.But the town was not always
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| | addition of new distinct communities that
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| the prosperous city we all know. Its
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| | developed in the nearby canyons and
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| beginnings are tied to the Portuguese
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| | valleys; territories that though
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| explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo who
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| | incorporated into San Diego retain a
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| first discovered San Diego and claimed it
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| | separate identity.Many of
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| for Spain. He discovered the bay and
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| | California’s famous fruit and
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| named it San Miguel and was known under
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| | vegetables come from the San
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| this name until 1602. The Spanish
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| | Diego’s south side that has a rich
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| explorer Don Sebastian Viscaino, a
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| | agricultural area. These fruits and
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| Spanish Catholic saint, changed the name
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| | vegetables are shipped worldwide from San
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| into St. Didacus known as "San
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| | Diego’s port that can be found in
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| Diego". He was first celebrated on
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| | the north side of the city. This north
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| November 12, 1602 when the Spanish fort
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| | side is the area where tourists will find
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| and mission complex, the Presidio, was
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| | hotels, spectacular cliff homes, and
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| founded. We now know this area as Old
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| | recreational amenities.The city continued
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| Town, which is a favorite tourist
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| | its development and was able to surpass
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| destination in San Diego.At that time the
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| | San Francisco as California's second
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| town was an important shipping point for
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| | largest city. One of the things that kept
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| cattle hide and quarried stone. In order
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| | the city alive was the Centre City
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| to prove how important this shipping
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| | Development Corporation which is a
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| point was we can take the city of Boston
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| | comprehensive group of developers,
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| as an example since it was paved with
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| | financial experts, and civic leaders. San
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| stone brought from San Diego.After 1822,
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| | Diego has also been declared as the most
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| when Mexico gained its independence from
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| | efficiently run big city in California
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| Spain, San Diego became the capital of
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| | and it won’t stand for anything
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| Mexican California. San Diego was under
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| | less.San Diego has overcome many
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| Mexico’s control for about 24 years
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| | challenges and has proven itself to be
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| until it was passed to the United States
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| | one of America’s favorite big
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| in 1846.. The town was incorporated as a
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| | cities. Come visit San Diego and
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| city in 1850.The town developed in the
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| | experience for yourself all that this
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| next twenty years especially thanks to
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| | treasure has to offer.
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