Either way, LA essentially became Dixie-west, with a mostly southern, pro-slavery population. New, square city blocks were laid out alongside awkwardly shaped farmland that was to be maintained right downtown.

Los Angeles was the site of a single battle, which lasted 45 days and was an American defeat. Despite a tiny population, the town was staggeringly diverse note This would turn out to be a Characteristic Trope of the city, and by the time of the Mexican-American War, it housed as many Italians, Chinese and Americans as native Mexicans. Although planned on a grid, the massive hills nearby forced the streets to radiate out medieval-style from a central marketplace. In fact, Downtown Los Angeles had the site of the Tongva capital, Yangna note Tongva for 'poison oak place', for centuries. Los Angeles was first built in 1781 by Felipe de Neve as an outpost for travelers, cattle ranchers and the Spanish military, but mainly as a city for the Tongva people. Even if all five NYC counties combined into one, LA County would be larger note Los Angeles County contains 87 other cities, 15 of which have over a hundred thousand people each - Los Angeles itself is less than half of the county's population. Los Angeles County is the most-populous county in the US, with almost twice as many people as #2, Cook County, IL. note Greater New York is spread over four states ( New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania). It is the second largest city in the country behind only New York City, though it gets bonus points for being the largest metropolitan area in the US contained entirely within a single state.

Regardless of what you call it, Los Angeles is one of the world's most famous cities and home to the heart of the United States' film and television industry. Los Angeles, the City of Angels, Tinseltown, La La Land, or simply L.A.- or, its original name, El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles del Rio de Porciúncula note The City of our Lady, the Queen of the Angels, of the River of Porciúncula.

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