▁Park , ▁M t . ▁Washington ▁and ▁High land ▁Park . ▁The ▁grant ▁ad jo ined ▁Ran cho ▁San ▁Rafael ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁ ▁History ▁José ▁Maria ▁Agu ilar ▁was ▁a ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁official , ▁and ▁married ▁Maria ▁Y gn acia ▁Eliz al de . ▁Their ▁son ▁Crist ob al ▁Agu ilar ▁( 1 8 1 6 – 1 8 8 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁politician ▁and ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁José ▁Maria ▁Agu ilar ▁was ▁granted ▁the ▁half ▁square ▁league ▁Ran cho ▁C añ ada ▁de ▁los ▁N og ales ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁c ession ▁of ▁California ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁following ▁the ▁Mexican – American ▁War , ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Gu ad alu pe ▁H idal go ▁provided ▁that ▁the ▁land ▁gr ants ▁would ▁be ▁hon ored . ▁As ▁required ▁by ▁the ▁Land ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁a ▁claim ▁for ▁Ran cho ▁C añ ada ▁de ▁los ▁N og ales ▁was ▁file d ▁with ▁the ▁Public ▁Land ▁Commission ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁grant ▁was ▁pat ented ▁to ▁José ▁Maria ▁Agu ilar ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁ ▁Agu ilar ▁sold ▁the ▁Ran cho ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁lawyer ▁Lewis ▁Gr anger ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁Lewis ▁C . ▁Gr anger ▁came ▁from ▁Ohio ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁partner ,