Editing Lomita, California (section)

==History==
[[File:Manuel Domínguez of California.jpg|thumb|left|Don [[Manuel Dominguez|Manuel Domínguez]], a signer of the [[Californian Constitution]] and owner of [[Rancho San Pedro]], which included all of modern-day Lomita.]]
The [[Gabrielino]] were the first to settle in the area.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://lomitacity.com/history/ | title=History - City of Lomita | date=October 8, 2021 }}</ref>

The [[Spanish Empire]] had expanded into this area when the Viceroy of [[New Spain]] commissioned [[Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo]] to explore the Pacific Ocean in 1542–1543. In 1767, the area became part of the [[The Californias|Province of the Californias]] ({{langx|es|Provincia de las Californias}}).

In 1784, the [[Charles III of Spain|Spanish Crown]] deeded [[Rancho San Pedro]], a tract of over {{convert|75,000|acre|km2}}, to soldier Juan José Domínguez. The rancho changed in size over the years, as Domínguez's descendants partitioned the land amongst family members, sold parcels to newly arriving settlers, or relinquished some when validating their legal claim with the Mexican government in 1828, and with the United States government in 1858. The Domínguez family name is still applied throughout the area, including the [[Dominguez Rancho Adobe]] historical landmark, in the [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] of [[Rancho Dominguez, California|Rancho Dominguez]], located northeast of Lomita.

Lomita was incorporated as a city on June 30, 1964, to prevent further annexation by neighboring cities and in an attempt to curtail the development of high-rise apartment buildings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lomita.com/cityhall/about_lomita/index.cfm?p=history/index.cfm&h=l|title=City of Lomita - About Lomita|website=www.lomita.com|access-date=January 14, 2020}}</ref>

Lomita established a [[sister city]] relationship with [[Takaishi, Osaka]], Japan, in October 1981.