A 7½ foot cast bronze statue of Felipe de Neve by Henry Lion was installed in 1932 at La Plaza Park in the El Pueblo District of Los Angeles, California, by the City of Los Angeles. The statue is mounted on a 4-foot boulder and includes a bronze dedication plaque with the following inscription: FELIPE DE NEVE 1728-84 | SPANISH GOVERNOR OF THE CALIFORNIAS 1775-82 | IN 1781, ON THE ORDERS OF KING CARLOS III OF SPAIN, FELIPE DE | NEVE SELECTED A SITE NEAR THE RIVER PORCIUNCULA AND LAID | OUT THE TOWN OF EL PUEBLO DE LA REINA DE LOS ANGELES, | ONE OF TWO SPANISH PUEBLOS HE FOUNDED IN ALTA CALIFORNIA. The pueblo was proclaimed a city on May 23, 1835, by the Mexican Congress. De Neve Drive in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles is named after him, as are the student housing buildings of De Neve Plaza at the University of California, Los Angeles. The Felipe de Neve Branch Library of the Los Angeles Public Library is located in Lafayette Park in Westlake, Los Angeles is dedicated to him. See also History of Los Angeles References Sources Clyde Arbuckle (1986). Clyde Arbuckle's History of San Jose. Smith McKay Printing. . The Town of Our Lady Reina of the Angels on the Porciúncula river. Bibliography External links USC Libraries: Felipe de Neve California History – Felipe de Neve Spanish explorers of North America Explorers of California Governors of the Californias American city founders People from the Province of Jaén (Spain) History of Los Angeles History of San Francisco History of Baja California 18th-century Spanish people 1724 births 1784 deaths Californios