Not named for Warner Bros. but for Jonathan Trumbull Warner (1807-1895), one of the first white settlers in Los Angeles. Born in Connecticut, Warner came to California in 1831 and shuttled between L.A. and San Diego for years. As California was then controlled by Mexico, Warner became a Mexican citizen in order to own some 44,000 acres in San Diego County – then changed his name to Juan José Warner. (His 6’3″ height reportedly earned him the nickname “Don Juan Largo”.) Warner led a long, rich life: he was a fur trapper, a rancher, a trading post owner, a newspaper publisher, an attorney, and finally a historian. He was good friends with Pío Pico and Benjamin Hayes.
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