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Mission Viejo

Property in Mission Viejo has a rich history dating to the mid-1700′s.  Capitan Gaspar de Portola, with 63 men and two priests, on July 22, 1769, established the territory known as Rancho Mission Viejo.  After the 1821 Mexican independence, an English trader named John Foster ( Don Juan Forster ) acquired title to Ranchos Trabuco, Mission Viejo, and Los Portreros.  Later he purchased the property known as Santa Margarita, to stretch his holdings from Oceanside to Aliso Canyon, an area of over 200,000 acres.  In 1882 the property was purchased by Richard O’Neill, and it has remained in the family since then.

The ranch was a working cattle spread, and O’Neill imported healthy livestock to turn it from a non-prosperous property to a profit producing venture.  In 1923 nearly 230,000 acres was consolidated as The Santa Margarita Company.  With the outbreak of World War II, the San Diego section was deeded to the Marines and became Camp Joseph H. Pendleton.  In 1941, after division of the properties, the canyon properties, with 52,000 acres, became Rancho Mission Viejo.

Portions of the property have been converted to the development of communities.  The ranch still exists today, run by members of the O’Neill family.  Development  is handled by the family’s operational company.

Starting with the 10,000 acre planned community of Mission Viejo, the properties have been developed to meet the home needs of Orange County residents.  They are nationally recognized for careful planning and their architecture which blends with the surrounding national forest and wildlife sanctuaries.

The planned development was incorporated into the City of Mission Viejo, one of the safest in the United States.

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