Rancho La Brea

Rancho La Brea was a  Mexican land grant in present day Los Angeles County, California given in 1828 to Antonio Jose Rocha and Nemisio Dominguez by José Antonio Carrillo, the Alcalde of Los Angeles. Rancho La Brea consisted of one square league of land of what is now Wilshire's Miracle Mile,  Hollywood, and parts of West Hollywood. The grant included the famous La Brea Tar Pits.