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| In 1775-76, an expedition of soldiers led by Juan Bautista de Anza set off from Sonora, Mexico to establish a garrison in the San Francisco area and lay claim to the lands for Spain. |
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There will be Tongva Indians (the Native Americans that lived for many centuries in Los Angeles before European conquest) present.
There will also be colorful horseback re-enactments of the historic expedition, kids’ activities, music, dance, and an 18th century fashion show of
women’s and men’s apparel which would have been worn along the journey.
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| Let's move west to Los Angeles to survive. |
- Griffith Park, Crystal Springs Picnic Area
- 4730 Crystal Springs Drive
- Los Angeles, CA 90027
- RSVP: RSVP@friendsofgriffithpark.org
Anza Trail Expedition
A Martinez (TakeTwoShow.org, KPCC FM/scpr.org)
"The Anza expedition was very important to the United States. We all heard
about 1776 on the east coast...that's the famous one. But over here in
California things were happening as well...Anza was told [by Spain] to go across
Arizona and go up north to San Francisco and establish a city in San
Francisco because the Russians were coming down from the north and Spain
wanted to make sure that [Spain] controlled California. So if Anza had not
made that expedition, [we] might be speaking Russian...Juan Batista
de Anza was the colonel who was assigned; he's a soldier, but it was a
colonization expedition not a military expedition." More + AUDIO
Reenactment
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