Alhambra Medical University

History & Fun Facts

• •History The San Gabriel Mission was founded nearby on September 8, 1771, as part of the Spanish conquest and occupation of Alta California.
• •In 1820 Mexico won its independence from the Spanish crown and lands once ruled by them became part of the Mexican Republic.
• •Alhambra was founded as a suburb of Los Angeles that remained an unincorporated area during the mid-19th century.
• •The first school in Alhambra was Ramona Convent Secondary School, built on hillside property donated by the prominent James de Barth Shorb family.
• •Thirteen years before the city was incorporated, several prominent San Gabriel Valley families interested in the Catholic education of their daughters established the school in 1890.