1769 On August 2nd (the second day of Notre Dame Catholic Day), a Spanish expedition came here to find a place to open a church. 178 1 year, the town was built and called "Notre Dame de Maria", hereinafter referred to as "city of angels" (Spanish pronunciation translated as Los Angeles). Los Angeles was originally an idyllic village of Indians, and became a Spanish colony in 178 1. Americans first came here in 18 18. It belonged to Mexico in 182 1 year. 1846 After the US-Mexico War, it was ceded to the United States and became American territory. 1848 The "gold rush" in the west attracted a large number of immigrants. It was founded in 1850, and in the same year, California became the third1th state in the United States. At that time, the population of Los Angeles was only 1600.
1At the end of the 9th century and the beginning of the 20th century, with the discovery of oil, Los Angeles began to rise and rapidly developed into the largest city in the western United States. After World War II, with the rise of modern industry, the prosperity of commerce, finance and tourism, the surge of immigrants and the continuous expansion of urban areas, Los Angeles has become a megacity in the United States. Now Los Angeles has become the largest petrochemical, marine, aerospace and electronic industrial base in the United States. It is one of the major science and technology centers in the United States, with the largest number of scientists and engineers in the United States and the title of "City of Science and Technology", where the famous Silicon Valley is located. In recent years, the financial industry and commerce in Los Angeles have also developed rapidly. Hundreds of banks have set up offices in Los Angeles, including many famous international consortia, such as Lockheed, Northrop and Rockwell. Los Angeles has become a financial center after new york.
In addition to developed industry and finance, Los Angeles is also the cultural and entertainment center of the United States. Endless beaches and bright sunshine, the famous "movie kingdom" Hollywood, the fascinating Disneyland and the beautiful Beverly Hills make Los Angeles a world-famous "movie city" and "tourist city". The downtown area of Los Angeles is vast and scattered, and the whole city is built on 10,000 small houses in Qian Qian. Among the trees, rows of courtyard-style buildings with elegant colors, exquisite shapes and different styles are all over the flat hills. There are dozens of tall buildings in the city center. Freeways and city streets crisscross like cobwebs, extending in all directions. The road area of Los Angeles accounts for about 30% of the city's area. It is the most developed city in the United States and the city with the most cars in the United States. Los Angeles is also very developed in culture and education. There are world-famous California Institute of Technology, UCLA, University of Southern California, Huntington Library and Getty Museum. The Los Angeles Public Library has the third largest collection in the United States. Los Angeles is also one of the few cities in the world that has hosted two Summer Olympics.