There were Native American Settlements dating back as early as 8,000 B.C. A known tribe dating back to about 4,000 B.C. were th Ohlone Native American Tribe.
1769 - Jose Fransico Ortega named Santa Clara "Llano De Los Robles".
1777 - Father Junipero Serra Consecrated the Mission Santa Clara De Asis.
1777 - San Jose was recognized as California's first town.
1830 - By this time the Ohlone population was down to about 2,500 (from over 10,000) after small pox and other epidemics.
1846 - July 14, The United State raised the United States Flag at the town hall.
1850 - San Jose became the first capital of California.
1850 - The California Gold Rush resulted in a boom.
1851 - Santa Clara University Established (the first University in California).
1850s - Santa Claras main export was agriculture.
1911 - There was a 6.6 magnitude earthquake 3 miles from Santa Clara County.
1912 - San Jose was receiving radio broadcasts.
1926 - There was a 6.1 magnitude earthquake located 36 miles from Santa Clara County.
1930s - Two Naval Air Stations were built.
I found the information above on various sites such as Wikipedia.
Sites that may be helpful in your search for Santa Clara Ancestors
History of Santa Clara
Author: Eugene T. Sawyer 1922
https://archive.org/details/historyofsantacl00sawy
Santa Clara City Library (has a large genealogy section)
http://santaclaraca.gov/government/departments/library/using-the-library/genealogy-local-history/genealogy
Santa Clara Family History Center
https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Santa_Clara_California_Family_History_Center
California Online Historical Newspapers
https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/usa/ca
California Digital Newspapers Collection
http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=cl&cl=CL1&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1
California Digital Newspapers Collection
http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=cl&cl=CL1&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1
California Pioneers of Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County Office of the Clerk Recorder
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