Editing Tejon Pass (section)

===18th century===
In 1772, Lieutenant [[Pedro Fages]] crossed the pass in pursuit of military deserters, and named it '''''Portezuelo de Cortes''''' (Cortes Pass).<ref>[http://www.scvhistory.com/scvhistory/johnson-kashtiq.htm ''The Trail to Kashtiq''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222141905/http://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/johnson-kashtiq.htm |date=2011-12-22 }}; Johnson, John R.; [[Journal of California Anthropology]], Winter 1978: Vol. 5, No. 2; pp. 188-198; Note 9; Quote: "The origin of this name can be traced back to Pedro Fages, who became California's first governor. In 1772, he was the first official Spanish visitor to enter the southern San Joaquin Valley. He called Tejon Pass the ''Portezuelo de Cortes'', apparently with an eye towards political considerations in Mexico."</ref><ref>Bolton, Herbert E.; ''In the South San Joaquin Ahead of Garcés''; quarterly publication of the [[California Historical Society]], Vol 10, 1931, pp.210-219;</ref><ref>Earle Crowe, "Men of El Tejon," Ward Ritchie Press, Los Angeles, 1957, p.22)</ref> Fages also named the canyon beyond the pass leading down into the Tulare Basin, ''Cañada de las Uvas'' (Canyon of the Grapes) for all the wild California grape vines (''[[Vitis californica]]'')
growing in it.<ref name="CAhistorian">[http://www.californiahistorian.com/articles/ridge-route.html ''The Ridge Route: the Long Road to Preservation''] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211222737/http://www.californiahistorian.com/articles/ridge-route.html |date=2012-02-11 }}; Scott, Harrison Irving; "The California Historian," www.californiahistorian.com website, accessed November 14, 2011; Quote: "The first white man through this area was a Spanish officer and acting governor of Alta California in 1772, Don Pedro Fages. He noticed an abundance of Cimarron grapes growing wild in the area north of what is now Gorman. He named the place ''Canada de Las Uvas'', or Grapevine Canyon. Grapevines were so prevalent the wagoneers and soldiers had to hack their way through. Wild grapes still grow on the sides of I-5 in the pass."{{sic}}</ref>

In the late 18th century, [[El Camino Viejo]], a road between [[Los Angeles]] and the [[Mission Santa Clara de Asis]] began to be used for travel north and south along the western San Joaquin Valley. It crossed over the pass and turned westward up [[Cuddy Canyon]], (avoiding the Cañada de las Uvas) and then descended [[San Emigdio Creek]] into the San Joaquin Valley.