José Antonio Yorba, also known as Don José Antonio Yorba I, was a Spanish soldier and early settler of Spanish California.
California Historical Landmark #204
Yorba's cenotaph at the Mission San Juan Capistrano cemetery
Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana
Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana was a 63,414-acre (256.63 km2) Spanish land concession in present-day Orange County, California, given by Spanish Alta California Governor José Joaquín de Arrillaga in 1810 to Jose Antonio Yorba and his nephew Pablo Peralta. The grant extended eastward from the Santa Ana River to the Santa Ana Mountains, with a length of more than 22 miles (35 km).
Don Bernardo Yorba, a prominent Californio ranchero, inherited Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana from his father, José Antonio Yorba, who was granted the rancho in 1810.