San Diego is the birthplace of California. San Diego is a city in the U.S. state of California on the coast of the Pacific Ocean, approximately 120 miles (190 km) south of Los Angeles and immediately adjacent to the border with Mexico. With an estimated population of 1,419,516 as of July 1, 2017, San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest in California.
It is part of the San Diego–Tijuana Mexico conurbation, the second-largest transborder agglomeration between the U.S. and a bordering country after Detroit–Windsor, with a population of 4,922,723 people. The city is known for its mild year-round climate, natural deep-water harbor, extensive beaches, long association with the United States Navy, and recent emergence as a healthcare development mega center and biotechnology development center.
Native Americans lived in what is now San Diego for millenniums. Between wars and land transfers, their population declined. Then came the Mexican-American War of 1846 – 1848. As a result of the war, the territory of Alta California, including San Diego, was ceded to the United States by Mexico. The Battle of San Pasqual, a battle of the Mexican-American War, was fought in 1846 in the San Pasqual Valley which is now part of the city of San Diego.
In 1850 San Diego was designated the seat of the newly established San Diego County and was incorporated as a city. The original town of San Diego was located at the foot of Presidio Hill, in the area which is now Old Town San Diego State Historic Park. The location was not ideal, because it was several miles away from navigable water.
In the late 1860s, Alonzo Horton (Horton Plaza) promoted a move to “New Town”, several miles south of the original settlement, in the area which became Downtown San Diego. People and businesses flocked to New Town because of its location on San Diego Bay convenient to shipping. The view was irresistible. Consumers loved it and came to enjoy the view and the shopping areas.
San Diego’s main economic engines are military and defense-related activities, tourism, international trade, and manufacturing. The presence of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), with the affiliated UCSD Medical Center, has helped make the area a center of research in biotechnology.
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