Rancho Los Alamos was a 48,803-acre (197.50 km2) Mexican land grant in present day Santa Barbara County, California given in 1839 by Governor Juan Alvarado to José Antonio de la Guerra, a son of José de la Guerra y Noriega. Los Alamos is Spanish for "the cottonwoods" and describes Fremont Cottonwood (Populus fremontii) trees lining the banks of the San Antonio Creek.
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