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Rancho La Cienega o Paso de la Tijera
Rancho La Cienega o Paso de la Tijera
was a
Mexican land grant
in present day Los Angeles County, California given in 1843 by Governor
Manuel Micheltorena
to Vicente Sánchez. "La Cienega" is derived from the Spanish word
cienaga
, which means
swamp
or
marshland
and refers to the natural
spring
s and
wetlands
in the area between
Beverly Hills
and
Park La Brea
and the
Baldwin Hills range
.
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