10 Interesting Facts About Irvine, California
Facts About Irvine The Gabrieleño indigenous group inhabited Irvine about 2,000 years ago. Gaspar de Portolà, a Spanish explorer, came to the area in 1769, which led to the establishment of forts, missions and cattle herds. The Irvine city flower is the Lily of the Nile and the city insect is the Western Swallowtail Butterfly. …