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Pre-1800

Temecula is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 57,716 at the 2000 census. The current population as of January 2007 has skyrocketed to 97,935. It was incorporated on December 1, 1989. more...

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Temecula is bordered by Murrieta on the northwest and the Pechanga Indian Reservation on the south, with unincorporated areas of Riverside County on all of its other borders. It is served by the Interstate 15 (Temecula Valley Freeway) and Interstate 215, along with State Route 79 (Temecula Parkway).

With neighboring Murrieta, Temecula forms the southwestern anchor of the Inland Empire region. It is almost equidistant to San Diego and Orange County, California; many residents consider themselves as living in a suburb of one of the two. Temecula is also home to many military families from nearby MCB Camp Pendleton, MCAS Miramar, March Air Reserve Base and the Navy bases in San Diego.

Population history

1980......1,783 (Population figures taken prior to incorporation); 1990.....27,099; 2000.....57,716; 2005.....90,000; 2006.....93,923; 2007.....97,935;

History

Pre-1800

The area was inhabited by the Temecula native people for many hundreds of years before their first meeting with the Spanish missionaries (the people are now generally known as the \"Luiseños\", after the Mission San Luis Rey de Francia), but they lost an estimated 40% of their population due to introduced epidemics in the last few years of the 18th century.

The Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians has called the Temecula valley home for more than 10,000 years. Life on earth began in this valley, \"Exva Temeeku\", the place of the union of Sky— father, and Earth— mother (\"Tuukumit'pi Tamaayowit\"). The Temecula Indians (\"Temeekuyam\") lived at \"Temeekunga\"— \"the place of the sun\". Other popular interpretations include \"The Sun That Shines Through The Mist\" or \"Where the sun breaks through the mist\". According to the city website, \"Temecula is the only city in California to still retain its original Indian name\".

The first recorded Spanish visit occurred in October 1797, with a Franciscan padre, Father Juan Norberto de Santiago and Captain Pedro Lisalde. They were with a group searching for a new mission locale. Father Santiago kept a journal, and in it he wrote about \"Temecula\", an \"Indian village\". The trip included the Lake Elsinore area and the Temecula Valley.

1800-1900

In 1798, Spanish Missionaries established the Mission of San Luis Rey de Francia and designated the Indians living in the region \"Sanluiseños\", or shortened to \"Luiseños\".