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History. Santa Cruz County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. In the original act, the county was given the name of "Branciforte" after the Spanish pueblo founded there in 1797. A major watercourse in the county, Branciforte Creek, still bears this name.
Santa Cruz County was established the same year, and Santa Cruz became the county seat. Santa Cruz was incorporated as a town in 1866, and became a charter city in 1876. Following the U.S. Conquest of California, Santa Cruz steadily grew with the arrival of immigrants from the eastern United States.
24. Mai 2024 · It became the site of Mission Santa Cruz (founded 1791, reconstructed 1931; now preserved as a state historic park), the 12th in the California chain of 21 missions, and of the model Spanish colony (village) of Branciforte (1797). The area came under Mexican control in the 1820s, and soon Americans began arriving.
In 1850, California became a state and Santa Cruz County became the twenty-seventh original county. Santa Cruz was then incorporated as a town in 1866 under the laws of the State of California. With the creation of the railroad came the tourism industry and much more.
Santa Cruz County History. The Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County will celebrate its 50 th anniversary in 2021. In 2011 we launched this website. We hope to provide many more years of service to researchers.
Santa Cruz County historic photograph collection. Collection Contents. This collection of photographs spans more than 100 years of Santa Cruz city and county development and activity.
Santa Cruz County, created in 1899 by Arizona's 20th Territorial Assembly, is named after the Santa Cruz River which was named in the late 1600s by Father Kino. Santa Cruz means "holy cross" in Spanish. The history of the region dates back to the cultures of the Apache, Yaqui, and Hohokam peoples.
