José Antonio Yorba

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José Antonio Yorba was an early Spanish soldier and landowner in Alta California, known for receiving one of the region’s largest land grants that later encompassed much of present-day Orange County.

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José Antonio Yorba canonical 4
José Antonio Yorba II 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Californio
Spanish soldier
landowner
person
birthDate 1743
birthPlace San Sadurní de Noya, Catalonia, Spain
burialPlace Mission San Juan Capistrano
countryOfCitizenship Spain
deathDate 1825
deathPlace Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana, Alta California, Mexico
ethnicGroup Catalan
familyName Yorba
fatherOf José Antonio Yorba II
linked to: José Antonio Yorba
givenName José Antonio
hasAncestor Catalan settlers of Spain
historicalEra Mexican period in California
Spanish colonial period in California
influenced development of ranching in Orange County region
landGrant Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana
landGrantArea approximately 63,000 acres
landGrantLocation Santa Ana River valley, Alta California
landGrantModernIncludes parts of present-day Costa Mesa, California
parts of present-day Irvine, California
parts of present-day Newport Beach, California
parts of present-day Orange, California
parts of present-day Santa Ana, California
parts of present-day Tustin, California
landGrantModernLocation present-day Orange County, California
languageSpoken Spanish
legacy Yorba family prominence in Southern California
place names such as Yorba Linda in Orange County
militaryBranch Spanish Army
name José Antonio Yorba
notableWork development of Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana
notedFor being an early Spanish settler in Alta California
receiving a large Mexican-era land grant in present-day Orange County
occupation landowner
ranchero
soldier
participantIn Portolá expedition
Spanish colonization of Alta California
regionOfActivity Alta California
present-day Orange County, California
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Alta California
Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana
servedIn Alta California
spouse María Josefa Grijalva

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Yorba hasNotablePerson José Antonio Yorba
Yorba family hasNotableMember José Antonio Yorba
Yorba family foundedBy José Antonio Yorba
José Antonio Yorba name José Antonio Yorba
José Antonio Yorba fatherOf José Antonio Yorba II
linked to: José Antonio Yorba