| Rancho Simi | |
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| Location | 137 Strathearn Place, Simi Valley, California |
| Coordinates | 34°16′48″N 118°52′12″W / 34.28000°N 118.87000°W |
| Official name | Rancho Simi |
| Reference no. | 979 |
Rancho Simi, also known as Rancho San José de Nuestra Señora de Altagracia y Simí, was a 113,009-acre (457 km2) Spanish land grant in what is now eastern Ventura and western Los Angeles counties granted in 1795 to Santiago Pico, founder of the Pico family of California. After Santiago Pico's death in 1815, the Rancho was regranted to Santiago's sons Javier Pico and his two brothers, Patricio Pico and Miguel Pico by Diego de Borica.[1][2] The name derives from Shimiji, the name of a Chumash village in the Simi Valley for thousands of years before the Spanish arrival.[3]
- ^ Havens, Patricia. (1997). Simi Valley : a journey through time. Appleton, Bill., Simi Valley Historical Society and Museum. (1st ed.). Simi Valley, Calif.: Simi Valley Historical Society and Museum. ISBN 0-9659442-0-4. OCLC 38156148.
- ^ Diseño del Rancho Simi
- ^ The Chumash Archived 2010-04-12 at the Wayback Machine