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El Pueblo: The Historic Heart of Los Angeles Valentine 2026 Abundantly illustrated throughoutJean Bruce Poole and Tevvy Ball Founded in 1781 by pioneers from what is today northern Mexico, El Pueblo de Los Angeles mirrors the history and heritage of the city to which it gave birth. When the pueblo was the capital of Mexico's Alta California, the region's rancheros came here to celebrate mass or to attend fiestas in the historic Plaza. Following California's statehood in 1850, the pueblo for a time ranked among the most lawless towns of the