Foundations of Human Activity

This chapter of the book deals with the history of different areas and how they came to be. This chapter peaked my interest because to be honest I did not know much of the history of the city. According to City-data.com Camarillo started from a land grant that was eventually bought by Juan Camarillo. His sons Juan and Adolfo are credited with starting the town that bears their last name. The high school in the city is named after Adolfo. The city was able to grow because the Southern Pacific Railroad decided to put a depot in Camarillo which opened it up to more people. The city also grew in size because of the agricultural opportunities that are available in the area.

One thing i learned was that he Chumash Indians were some of the first settlers of the area. They occupied much of the land because of its incredibly fertile soil (some of the best in the country). Their presence was felt in the area until the European settlers began to move in. They were now being exposed to diseases that they had no defense for. Their population was nearly wiped out in the area and the Spanish settlers took over.



The top picture is of a statue of Adolfo Camarillo. http://www.venturaweekly.com/images/camarillo/don02.jpg
The third picture is of a photo of the same man Adolfo Camarillo who helped found the city.  http://www.ci.camarillo.ca.us/images%5Cadolfo.gif
The middle picture is of the Camarillo Ranch House which is still apart of the city. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMfpPqAMx_Atea1WTZqvy_SQvcbTW2aAE4qgnWEXYOVlws5RbBx2DJ3KPVycU5sYAWHPSMDp4pTbLo5uy2N9aUvH4Ar_Ne8zKInD55OkqCJRaNyYKCfZXLYXRSzcCpAYeryGXfGHvBiJ4/s1600/images_93149.gif