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Andres Ruiz de Esparza


By NathanJones - Posted on 15 July 2006

Perhps, if you transcribe the Inquisiton document in Spanish here, someone could translate it to English.

Regarding Italians in Mexico, I live in Monterey Park. My city, as well as the adjoining cities of San Gabriel, Rosemead, Commerce, East Los Angeles.... were all granted by the King of Spain to an Italian gentleman.

There's a few streets named after him, El Repetto being the major one. I think his name was Alessandro Repetto.

Monterey Park was orignally called Ramona Acres, named after the mythical Mexican maiden.

I believe there's an annual pageant dedicated to her, but not in this immediate area.

My city was envisioned as the new Santa Barbara. All buildings were to be built in the Spanish style, with red clay tile roofs.

But a Chinese majority moved in, and completely reversed all the ordinances.
The English-only initiative in California began in my city as a reaction to signage only in Chinese.