Rancho San Rafael

Rancho San Rafael was a 36,403-acre (147.32 km2) Spanish land grant bordering the Los Angeles River and the Arroyo Seco in present day Los Angeles County, California, given in 1784 to Jose Maria Verdugo. The rancho includes the present day cities of Glendale, Eagle Rock, La Cañada, Montrose, and Verdugo City. The rancho's boundaries were primarily defined by the Verdugo Mountains, Arroyo Seco, the Los Angeles River: the boundary followed north along the east bank of the river, and wrapped westerly around Griffith Park to a point near the park's Travel Town Museum.