History of Westlake Village #002

Up until 1821,  the land that Westlake Village sits on now had been owned by Spain, and the king had distributed land grants in the area to notable families. The “Rancho Conejo” was originally deeded to two Spanish soldiers who had been stationed at the Santa Barbara presidio.  However, Mexico had been fighting a war … Read more

History of Westlake Village #001

13,000 years ago Chumash people flourished from Malibu to Paso Robles. The Chumash traveled the coast and to the Anacapa islands on plank canoe’s they had invented around 1500 years ago. For 10,000 years the indigenous Chumash lived in this area uninterrupted. That changed when Spanish expeditions began arriving in California. In 1542, Juan Cabrillo, … Read more