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Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail travels through BLM-managed lands in Arizona and California. In exploring the trail today, you can experience diverse deserts, mountains, and coastal areas, and learn the historical roles of American Indian and Spanish cultures in the settlement of Arizona and California.
Juan Bautista de Anza married Ana María Pérez Serrano on June 24, 1761 at Arizpe, Sonora. He became known for his abilities as a soldier fighting Apaches in the north (today Arizona) and Seris in the south (near present-day Hermosillo, Sonora) 1766-1773. On July 23, 1767 he was ordered to arrest Jesuits on the Sonora River, a commission that ...
Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto (6/7 de juliol de 1736 – 19 de desembre de 1788) fou un explorador de Nova Espanya i governador de Nou Mèxic per a l'Imperi Espanyol. Primers anys [ modifica ] Juan Bautista de Anza va néixer a Fronteras , Sonora , (vora Arizpe ), en una família militar que vivia a la frontera septentrional de Nova Espanya .
The Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail starts here. Anza began recruiting settlers and soldiers in the Spring of 1775. They assembled in San Miguel de Horcasitas (now in Mexico) and departed on September 29, 1775, heading north. The final assembly was at Tubac Presidio, ...
The Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail follows the route taken by Anza through Arizona and California. The 1,200-mile (1,931-kilometer) trail begins in Nogales, Arizona, and ends in San Francisco, California. There are sites to visit along the way that commemorate the journey of Anza and the settlers.
A Mexican-born trailblazer and explorer, Captain Juan Bautista de Anza II was the first person of European descent to establish an overland trail from Mexico to the northern Pacific coast of California.His expeditions brought hundreds of settlers to the Golden State, who founded the cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Jose.. The son of Juan Bautista de Anza I, he was born in July ...
4 de abr. de 2024 · The Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail retraces the route traveled by the Anza colonizing expedition during the years 1775–1776. Starting in Sinaloa and Sonora, New Spain (now in Mexico) and following existing Indigenous trails, Anza led over 240 colonists to San Francisco to establish a mission and presidio.
