Santa Clara, founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California.
Santa Clarais a city inSanta Clara County,California, named after the Spanish mission that was established there in 1777. Thecity is the site of the eighth of 21California missions,Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission.The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the grounds of Santa Clara University.
Santa Clara is located in the center ofSilicon Valleyand is home to the headquarters of several high-tech companies such asIntel. Bordered bySan Jose,Sunnyvale, andCupertino, it is also home toSanta Clara University, the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of California.
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