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Cupertino California |
This suburb is located south of San Francisco on Highway 280 near Palo Alto. Cupertino is part of the San Jose, California metro area.
Cupertino was founded during the 1776 expedition led by the Spanish explorer, Captain Juan Bautista de Anza. Starting in Sonora, Mexico, De Anza led a group up the coast of California aiming to establish a presidio (fort) on San Francisco Bay. The village of Cupertino was first known as West Side, but by 1898, the post office at the Crossroads needed a new name to distinguish it from other similarly named towns. John T. Doyle, a San Francisco lawyer and historian, had given the name Cupertino to his winery. In 1904, the name was applied to the Crossroads and to the post office. Incorporation was approved in a September 27, 1955 election. Cupertino officially became Santa Clara County's 13th City on October 10, 1955.
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