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Cupertino owes its earliest mention in recorded history to Spaniards with a pioneering spirit. In 1776, Captain Juan Bautista de Anza led an expedition from Sonora, Mexico, up the coast of California, aiming to establish a presidio (fort) on San Francisco Bay.
The name Cupertino first became widely used when John T. Doyle, a San Francisco lawyer, and historian, named his winery on McClellan Road Cupertino. After the turn of the 20th century, Cupertino displaced the former name for the region, which was West Side.
Sep 29, 2011 · Saich Way gets its name from Anton Saich, a man from Yugoslavia who in 1889 came to Cupertino and purchased more than 22 acres of land near what is now Memorial Park, Quinlan Community...
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- Alameda. It is Spanish for "grove of poplar (or cottonwood) trees" or "tree-lined avenue." By 1795, the southern part of the region was already referred to as la Alameda.
- Albany. When the town was incorporated in 1908, it took the name Ocean View, though it was jokingly known as O’Shean's View. The name was changed the following year because a nearby section of Berkeley was also called Ocean View.
- Alcatraz. It is Spanish for "pelican." The name Isla de Los Alcatraces was first given to what is now Yerba Buena Island because there were so many pelicans there.
- Angel Island. Juan Manuel de Ayala named it Isla de los Ángeles in 1775.
Cupertino’s existence was first described in 1776 expedition led by the Spanish Explorer. Cupertino is sharing spaces with crossroads of Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road and Stevens Creek Road. Primarily its name was West Side.
Feb 8, 2022 · The name VALLCO was derived from the names of the principal developers: Varian Associates and the Leonard, Lester, Craft, and Orlando families. A neighborhood outdoor shopping center and, much later, the enclosed Vallco Fashion Park, briefly renamed Cupertino Square, were also developed.
In the San Francisco Bay Area, Cupertino is known as one of the founding cities of Silicon Valley and as a city with excellent public schools. Quality schools and closeness to technology jobs make Cupertino a desirable address for a highly educated and culturally diverse population.
