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Located in the southwestern portion of Los Angeles, California with an estimated population of 130, 00 in the 2006 census is the city of Inglewood. It was organized on February 14, 1908 and its original inhabitants were the Indigenous people who are believed to be what Inglewood residents are. Among the first settler was Jose Manuel Machado, a twenty three year old Spanish soldier from Sinaloa who were directed by the leaders of San Gabriel Mission to have the animals feed on grasses that are along the ocean of Los Angeles so that the Mission lands will not be violated. Eventually, the pobladores directed the animals to the abundant pasture areas near the Centinela Springs. These settlers were also the first to utilize the natural springs of what is known today as Edward Vincent Jr. Park but is known mostly as Centinela Park. A local historian said that these springs got its name from the hills that eventually grew around the area allowing ranchers to keep an eye over their flocks resulting to the name centinelas or sentinels. There were no blacks who had lived in this city before until 1960s fair housing was opened to black community that resides along the city's eastern parameters. |
