Orange County Almanac
The first European exploration of what is now Orange County took place in 1769, led by Spanish captain Gaspar de Portola.
A journal kept by Father Juan Crespi, a member of the Portola expedition, shows the soldiers and priests marched into the territory that now forms the southern tip of Orange County on July 22, 1769. The Spaniards made a campsite by a stream near the canyon known today as Los Cristianitos.
The canyon was named “the little Christians,” because priests in the expedition baptized two sick Indian children in a village near the Spaniards’ campsite.
Today
Residents can ask county supervisors about the Orange County bankruptcy at the Meet Your Supervisors Luncheon at the Irvine Marriott hotel.
All five supervisors are scheduled to attend the event. They are expected to discuss economic development, privatization, crime and workplace safety.
The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. at the hotel, 18000 Von Karman Ave. Information: (714) 634-2900.
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