Rancho Rodeo de las Aguas was a 4,539-acre land grant in present day Beverly Hills in Los Angeles County, California, given to María Rita Quinteros Valdez de Villa in 1838.
Group of people picking tomatoes, Hammel and Denker ranch, c. 1903
The ranchos of Los Angeles County were large-scale land grants made by the governments of Spain and Mexico between 1784 and July 7, 1846, to private individuals within the current boundary lines of Lo
"Old Spanish and Mexican Ranchos of Los Angeles County" (Title Insurance & Trust Company, 1929)