San Jose is the third largest city in the state of California, and the tenth largest nationwide. San Jose was California’s first state capital when it first gained statehood in 1850, and served as a farming community to support Spanish military installations stated in San Francisco and Monterey. Today, San Jose is a booming technology industry, and has earned the name “The Capital of Silicon Valley”. San Jose maintains global city status and is the largest city in the Bay area in terms of population, land area, and industrial development.