Editing Colton, California (section)

===Spanish and Mexican settlement===
During the Mission Era the [[Mission San Gabriel]] established a Spanish settlement [[Politana, California|Politana]] in 1810, just northeast of what is now Colton.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of San Bernardino Valley from the padres to the pioneers, 1810–1851 (1902)|year=1902|publisher=San Bernardino, Cal., Times-index Press|pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofsanbern00caba/page/37 37]–41|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofsanbern00caba}}</ref> By 1840, Colton was part of two private ranchos, Jurupa and San Bernardino Rancho.<ref name=Colton />  From southwest area of modern-day Colton was known as "[[Agua Mansa]]" (Gentle Waters). It had been settled by New Mexico pioneers in 1842.<ref name=Colton />  What is currently known as Cooley Ranch was known as Indian Knolls for nearly 100 years. This is because the Indians living in what is now the San Bernardino Valley found refuge on the knolls of the property during the [[Great Flood of 1862|flood of 1862]].<ref name=Colton />