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Los Rancheros Visitadores or the "Visiting Ranchers" is a social club in the United States.[1] The group meets on ranch land in Santa Barbara and embarks northward on a 60-mile (97 km) journey across the countryside after receiving a blessing at the Santa Ynez Mission.[2] It attracts over 700 riders on its annual trek.[3]
It was founded by the banker and United Airlines co-founder Jack Mitchell and friends, and Mitchell was the first president and led the group for 25 years.[4] Members and guests have included Edward Borein, Thomas M. Storke, Clark Gable, Ronald Reagan, and Walt Disney.[4]
In 1938, Los Rancheros acquired the Covarrubias Adobe from historian and author John Southworth for $15,000, and they undertook reconstruction and strengthening of the house in 1940.[5]
- ^ "Los Rancheros ride again". The Rotarian. 114 (3). Rotary International: 24. March 1969. ISSN 0035-838X. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ^ Starr, Kevin (1991). Material Dreams: Southern California Through the 1920s. Americans California Dream Series. Oxford University Press. p. 300. ISBN 9780195072600. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
- ^ "John J. Mitchell, Co-Founder of United Airlines, Dies at 87". Los Angeles Times. April 9, 1985.
- ^ a b "Mitchell, John Joseph, 1945-". SNAC. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Covarrubias Adobe" (PDF). SANTA BARBARA COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY. Retrieved 23 June 2021.