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City of Walnut Creek - The first known
inhabitants of the Walnut Creek area were Bolbones Indians. In March 1772, the first
Spanish explorers arrived to the region. California became a possession of Mexico
following the Mexican Revolution in 1821. To encourage settlement in its newly-acquired
territory, Mexico made large land grants, four of which were in the Walnut Creek area. A
grant of nearly 18,000 acres in what today is the Ygnacio Valley was made to Dona Juana
Sanchez de Pacheco, whose husband, Miguel, had been a war hero for Mexico...
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