Rancho La Brea

Rancho La Brea
Land grant
The fauna of Rancho La Brea, by John C. Merriam[clarification needed]
The fauna of Rancho La Brea, by John C. Merriam[clarification needed]
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyLos Angeles
Area
 • Total6.93 sq mi (17.96 km2)

Rancho La Brea was a 4,439-acre (17.96 km2) Mexican land grant in present-day Los Angeles County, California, given in 1828 to Antonio Jose Rocha and Nemisio Dominguez by José Antonio Carrillo, the alcalde of Los Angeles. Rancho La Brea consisted of one square league of land of what is now Wilshire's Miracle Mile, Hollywood, and parts of West Hollywood.[1][2][3] The grant included the famous La Brea Tar Pits.[4]

  1. ^ Diseño del Rancho La Brea
  2. ^ 1900 USGS topographic map[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Map of old Spanish and Mexican ranchos in Los Angeles County
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rancho La Brea