Santa Margarita, California

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The name of the California town Santa Margarita comes from the name issued by the Mexican government to describe the area when it was a land grant inside Alta California. It is home to a Mexican mission named Santa Margarita Asistencia. The town is located near Cuesta Peak and San Luis Obispo along California State Route 58. The town gets its name confused with Rancho Santa Margarita. The latter is an incorporated city in southern California's Orange County.