Don Antonio enjoyed the reputation of being "the best horseman in all California in his day." It is said that he could ride days on his beautiful silvermounted saddle without leaving his own land. His was a domain stretching from snowcapped peaks almost to the shores of the Pacific. Don Antonio Maria Lugo contributed to the early development of southern California. In 1818. he adopted the first "Yankee" to come into the regionJoseph Chapman. "El Ingles"-incidentally. the first tourist to become a settlerand provided him with land and cattle. The traditional hospitality and openhandedness of the ranchos welcomed these immigrants. In 1851. Don Antonio sold the Rancho San Bernardino. which included the future sites of San Bernardino.
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