Spanish Settlement
The first Europeans to settle in this region were the Spanish with the founding of the Santa Barbara Presidio in … READ MORE
The first Europeans to settle in this region were the Spanish with the founding of the Santa Barbara Presidio in … READ MORE
Beginning in the last quarter of the 19th century, Santa Barbara developed into the most important art colony between San … READ MORE
Santa Barbara became the center of the movie-making world when the Chicago-based American Film Manufacturing Company opened the largest production … READ MORE
On April 25, 1908, Santa Barbara welcomed the Great White Fleet and it’s estimated fifteen thousand sailors with a tremendous … READ MORE
Santa Barbara, like many California cities, once had a Chinatown. Beginning in the 1850s, Chinese immigrants began arriving in Santa … READ MORE
With Mexico’s independence from Spain in 1821, Alta California came under Mexican rule. Arguably two of the most important results … READ MORE
Once a Santa Barbara resident, Carl Oscar Borg’s life was the epitome of the “American Dream.” He was born in … READ MORE
Spanish native Don José de la Guerra y Noriega (1779-1858) was the founding patriarch of the family in this country. … READ MORE