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San José (USA)
City in Santa Clara County, California, at the head of the southern arm of San Francisco Bay; population (2000 est) 894,900. It is situated at one end of ‘Silicon Valley’, the site of many high-technology electronic firms turning out semiconductors and other computer components. There are also electrical, aerospace, missile, rubber, metal, and machine industries, and it is a commercial and transportation centre for orchard crops and wines produced in the area.
History
It was founded in 1777 as El Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe, a Spanish military supply base. The US flag was raised here in 1846 and the town was incorporated in 1850. It served as the state capital 1849–51.
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