Hugo Reid

Hugo Reid (April 18, 1811 – December 12, 1852) was a Scottish immigrant and early resident of Los Angeles County who became known for writing a series of newspaper articles, or "letters," that described the culture, language, and contemporary circumstances of the local Tongva (Gabrieleño) people.

He became a naturalized citizen there when the province was a part of the Republic of Mexico,[2] and married Victoria Reid, who was born at the village of Comicranga and a respected land-owning woman in Alta California.

[4] As a young man, Reid established a trading house in Hermosillo, Mexico in the late 1820s with a business partner, William Keith.

Reid and his wife were granted the 13,319-acre (53.90 km2) Rancho Santa Anita following secularization of Mission San Gabriel ranch lands.

[9] Today both Reid's original site and the surviving adobe are located at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, part of the former estate of Lucky Baldwin.

[1] Arthur M. Ellis published the first collected book in 1926, entitled Hugo Reid's Account of the Indians of Los Angeles County, in an edition of 200 copies.