About San Jose History And More

C onceived on November 29,        a thriving farming community that  1777 and located within the     provided food and shelter for the  Santa Clara Valley, this        Mexican troops fighting against    incredibly ethnically diverse         the rule of Spain during the war   city was known first as El Pueblo     in 1825. In 1846, San José         de San José de Guadalupe. San         surrendered to the United States   José was the first city               in order to avoid the destruction  recognized in Nueva California, a     of the town and its people during  Spanish colony which later became     the Mexican-American War. The      Alta California. Before European      city of San José became the        settlers and Spanish soldiers         capital of the newly acquired      came to occupy the area, it was       state of California in 1850.       the ancestral home of tribes of       During the civil war, there were   the Ohlone people. Franciscan         a great many changes that took     missionaries with orders from         place in and around the vicinity   Spain established a strong            of San José. And the discovery of  Christian presence in 1769. Until     gold in California would forever   then, the Ohlone people did not       change the city as well. In San    consider themselves to be one         José however, it was the           tribe. There were actually over       coalmines and consequently the     50 separate and unique nations        silver discovered in them that     with diverse religious and            would bring fortune and fame to    cultural beliefs and practices.       some men while bringing others to  What remain of the nearly             the brink of destitution and       vanished Ohlone people today are      beyond. Through the centuries,     also known as the Costanoan and       San José has survived against      as the Muwekma Native American        tremendous hardships such as war,  tribes.                              drought, earthquakes, and other                                          disasters caused by man and        San José in the early 1800’s was      nature.                                                                  such as Architecture, and          In the city today, community          Botanical Garden. The home was     residents and tourists are quick      built in 1884 by Winchester Rifle  to defend San José against those      Company heiress Sarah Pardee       who have negative thoughts or         Winchester. As the story is told,  opinions toward what they             poor Sarah suffered from severe    consider to be the best city          superstitions and after the        California has to offer. And San      originally intended 8 rooms were   José does have a great deal to        complete she would continuously    offer. Whether visitors might be      change the plans. She was          seeking to experience the             convinced that evil spirits would  history, the architecture, the        harm her if she ever stopped       art and culture, or even              building and adding on to the      excitement and entertainments of      house. Throughout the house,       the modern day, any one of these      there are tricks and traps that    pleasures or many others can be       were supposed to protect Sarah     found in San José.                    from all the spirits of people                                           killed by Winchester rifles.       The historical sites of San José                                         are one of the biggest magnets        To learn more about the            that draw visitors to the city.       Winchester Mystery House and       One such place is the Winchester      other attractions that only San    Mystery House, which also falls       José can offer, consider a visit   into other tourist categories         to the city.                       About the Author: Looking for San Jose Real Estate? Visit sjforsale.com to find the real estate you want! http://www.sjforsale.com/ Published At: www.Isnare.com