The Portuguese in San Leandro
Title | The Portuguese in San Leandro PDF eBook |
Author | Meg Rogers |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2008-07-07 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1439636362 |
The Gold Rush drew the Portuguese from the Azores, sweeping them across the Atlantic Ocean and around South America's Cape Horn to the California shore. When gold failed to pan out, many Portuguese moved to the hamlet of San Leandro on the San Francisco Bay where land was reasonable and the ground fertile. Gradually the post-Gold Rush settlers joined with former Portuguese shore whalers to farm the fields of San Leandro. San Leandro became a principal landing place for newly arrived Portuguese immigrants putting down roots on small farms. A steady stream of relatives from the Azores and Hawaii poured into San Leandro's fertile foothills, and by 1911 the Portuguese comprised over two-thirds of the city's population. The early days were rough--Portuguese immigrants banded together in fraternal societies to overcome a lack of resources and to help one another navigate a strange world whose language they did not speak. Today the Portuguese Immigrant monument in Root Park's plaza commemorates the journey of Portuguese settlers who left everything behind to start a new life in the new world.
San Leandro
Title | San Leandro PDF eBook |
Author | Cynthia Vrilakas Simons |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2008-10-27 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 1439636486 |
Cherry festivals, Holy Ghost festas, oyster pirates, tractors, squatters, Portuguesethe many threads of San Leandros past have woven a rich historical tapestry underlying the modern city of San Leandro. These 15 square miles between San Francisco Bay and the East Bay hills have been an Ohlone village, a Spanish rancho, a small farm town, the Portuguese capital of the West, an industrial center, and a major metropolitan suburb as a succession of new people has transformed the area.
San Leandro
Title | San Leandro PDF eBook |
Author | Cynthia Vrilakas Simons |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2008-10-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738559377 |
Cherry festivals, Holy Ghost festas, oyster pirates, tractors, squatters, Portuguese--the many threads of San Leandro's past have woven a rich historical tapestry underlying the modern city of San Leandro. These 15 square miles between San Francisco Bay and the East Bay hills have been an Ohlone village, a Spanish rancho, a small farm town, the Portuguese capital of the West, an industrial center, and a major metropolitan suburb as a succession of new people has transformed the area.
General Community Guide, City of San Leandro, California
Title | General Community Guide, City of San Leandro, California PDF eBook |
Author | San Leandro (Calif.). Planning Commission |
Publisher | |
Pages | 6 |
Release | 1961 |
Genre | Land use |
ISBN |
Charter Prepared and Proposed for the City of San Leandro
Title | Charter Prepared and Proposed for the City of San Leandro PDF eBook |
Author | San Leandro (Calif.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 27 |
Release | 1930* |
Genre | Municipal charters |
ISBN |
Our Society Blue Book
Title | Our Society Blue Book PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 742 |
Release | 1912 |
Genre | California |
ISBN |
The Portuguese in San Leandro
Title | The Portuguese in San Leandro PDF eBook |
Author | Meg Rogers |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738558332 |
The Gold Rush drew the Portuguese from the Azores, sweeping them across the Atlantic Ocean and around South America's Cape Horn to the California shore. When gold failed to pan out, many Portuguese moved to the hamlet of San Leandro on the San Francisco Bay where land was reasonable and the ground fertile. Gradually the post-Gold Rush settlers joined with former Portuguese shore whalers to farm the fields of San Leandro. San Leandro became a principal landing place for newly arrived Portuguese immigrants putting down roots on small farms. A steady stream of relatives from the Azores and Hawaii poured into San Leandro's fertile foothills, and by 1911 the Portuguese comprised over two-thirds of the city's population. The early days were rough--Portuguese immigrants banded together in fraternal societies to overcome a lack of resources and to help one another navigate a strange world whose language they did not speak. Today the Portuguese Immigrant monument in Root Park's plaza commemorates the journey of Portuguese settlers who left everything behind to start a new life in the new world.