Charles Maclay (original) (raw)

Charles Maclay (November 9, 1822 – July 19, 1890) was a California State Senator and is known for his act of purchasing a 56,000 acre land grant in 1874, what was known as San Fernando Rancho. Maclay ruthlessly displaced and, the tribe believes, illegally removed the Tataviam people from their land. Maclay used the land he took to become the founder of the city of San Fernando, California in the San Fernando Valley.