Volume 1 Number 2 Juan Bautista de Anza National Historie September 1992

Anza Welcomed at the Mission San Antonio

The entry slgn at the Mission reads. ·on Harch 6, 1776, U . Col. Juan Bautista de Anza arrived at this mission on his famous overland expedition from Sonora, f"lexico lo Honterey and . He was accompanied by 240 colonists. & diarist. Padre Pedro Font, who wrote -rhe Indians of this mission are totally distinct from lhose I have hitherro seen. • He recorded lhe place as Mission San Antonio in the Valley of the Oaks. •

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A Trail Reborn: Written by Leo C. Sprietsma, O.f".H. and bright and clear as they were two edited by 1'1eredith Kaplan Anza Trail Dedica­ hundred years ago. tion iving here today as a later­ San Antonio Mission was founded L day Padre, it is easy to in the summer of 1771 in a valley fantasize about what it might of oaks marked fora future Notesfrom Heri­ have been like for those early mission by the Portola expedi­ tage Franciscan Friars and Spanish tions of 1769 and 1770. By settlers who first came through April of 1774, when Anza came this valley over two hundred through on his exploratory expe­ Anza Descendants years ago. I have walked the dition, a church of adobe had Celebrate route of the aqueduct they built been constructed with a flat roof to bring the water. of mud-mortar. A rizona Trail The coyotes yip in the night. I There he found a small Christian have seen them hunting along the community with 158 persons Planning cemetery wall, close outside the baptized, and eight having died. "hermitage" house where I am Fifteen Indian couples had mar­ To de or not to de living. A mile or so up the San ried, and three soldiers had Antonio River, a pair of beavers married Indian women. are setting up a lodge in a pool /f Anza Rad a that has water through the A ditch had been dug from Computer. .. summer months. The stars are as Mission Creek to bring water to a (Continued next page) ("San Antonio We/come·. eon!.) to direct the National Park The Anza Trail Coalition has wheat field. The cow herd had Service to study San Antonio already cleared and marked the grown to over 38 head. The Mission and surrounding historical trail. The landowners, Roy Ross young community ate what the areas to determine whether they and Gary Brasher, are allowing lands provided until the herds should be designated as a na­ use of the trail while arrange­ could be buitt up. The padres tional historie park. ments are being made for the had slaughtered only one bull to Coalition to receive the ease­ feed the guards, and a precious Today, the Mission is a tourist ment. cow was butchered to provide for center as well as a living parish to the members of the Anza group. the people of the San Antonio Coalition volunteers will patrol Valley and to military personnel. + and maintain the trail for walkers By March of 1776, when Anza and equestrians. No motorized stopped again, the mission vehicles are allowed on the trail. community was able to play host A Trall Rebom: to the 240 settlers, and to feed Anza Trail The Coalition has named a board their large number of horses, Dedication Planned of directors, elected officers, and cattle, and mules as well. By appointed committee chairs for then, a row of nine moms of he annual Anza Days membership, publicity, funding, adobe housing for the Indians T Festival, October 23, 24, public relations, equestrian who wanted to live "Spanish and 25, will have special meaning matters, and construction and style" had been added. this year with the theme, "A Trail maintenance. Rebom." The 4.3 mile segment Mission San Antonio is unique in of the Anza Trail from Tubac Information on the Coalition has that no town ever developed Presidio State Historical Park to been supp/ied by Dick Co/er, around it. Just before World War Tumacacori National Historical President. Tubac Historica/ Il, the large area of the former Park will be officially opened on Society and Richard Williams, Mission/Salinan Indian lands, October 23 during the three-day President of the Anza Coalmon of which had been acquired by the festival. Arizona. + Hearst Corporation, was sold to the U.S. Government fora military installation to become Fort Hunter Liggett. The magnifi­ cent scenery generally has been preserved.

Friends of Mission San Antonio are working on a National His­ torie Landmark District designa­ tion for an approximate 6000 acre site which includes the Mission buildings, extended features of the Mission such as the aqueduct system, Salinan Indian sites including Jolon, and a Mexican period site. They antici­ pate interpreting the four western cultures on the site.

Representative Leon Panetta has Don a arate, lnterpretive Specialist, and Jim Troutwine. superintendent of Tumacåcori introduced legislation to Congress NaUonaJ Historical Park. ford the 5anta Cruz whlle trekking the Anza Trail.

Noticias de Anza 2 .Jtes from Heri­ So testified Congressman George Legislative Committee. In more Miller in 1989 when he appeared recent years has been an active ~ge Trails before Congress on behalf of Bill member of the National Trails Doni ffubbard H.R. 1159, the Juan Bautista de Council and a successful lobbyist Anza National Historie Trail Act. for the 1983 Omnibus Trails Bill. (Note: This col­ On August 14, 1990, President umn will become Bush signed the bill. For years to He dedicated many years to a regular feature come, trail advocates and history preserving the historical Capitol of Noticias de Araa.) buffs will have George Cardinet to Capitol trail linking Sacramento to thank. and Carson City via the Sierra. In addition, he led the exploratory "The best time of my lite," said here would be no Juan rides which helped define the George of the 1976 bicentennial Bautista de Anza National route of the . T reenactment of the Anza explora­ Historie Trail if it were not for tion. "Thousands of horsemen volunteers. In fact, Juan Bautista "Get involved or risk tosing what rode from Horcasitas in Mexico de Anza was himself the first you enjoy," says George, who has to San Francisco. The Mexicans volunteer. Except for the wages never wearied of the struggte to started the ride and the Ameri­ of the soldiers accompanying him, preserve trails for future genera­ cans picked it up in Nogales, he offered to bear the cost of the tions. "l've had a lot of fun along Arizona. I rode the port.ion from first expedftion himself. the way." San Diego to San Francisco, Two hundred and twenty years dressed in full Spanish regalia on With 50 years of trail experience later volunteers (now working a white horse," he recalled with a behind him, he's eager for the with the U.S. National Park hearty laugh. Not content to next round of adventure on the Service instead of Spainl) are still leave the Juan Bautista de Anza 1200-mile Juan Bautista de Anza the heart and soul of the project. trail as a happy memory, George National Historie Trail. spent nine years lobbying for the As volunteer eoordinator, it will trail's designation as a national be my privilege to regularly historie route. Heritage Tralls Fund feature in this co/umn volunteers and special events promoting this George's dedication to commu­ The establish ment and manage­ national historie trail. A tremen­ nity involvement and political ment of historie national trails dous team effort has been action on behalf of trails began in requires the vigorous participation launched. Your efforts are 1941. In the 1940's he began of a large cadre of volunteers and essentia/ and greatJy appreciated. his service as chairman of the private organizations working in Our first eolumn focuses on the Califomia State Horseman's cooperation with government "Founding Father" and original agencies. To coordinate this modem-day volunteer of the effort on behalf of the Juan Anza Trail recognition, George Bautista de Anza National His­ Cardinet torie Trail, the National Park Service has designated Heritage "We are here today because of Trails Fund as the national spon­ George Cardinet's work and soring organization, or coopera­ devotion to this trail .... He has tor, with the eharge of reeruiting worked for years to build a and mobilizing volunteers. network of individuals and groups to develop background on the With George Cardinet as the trail and to support its designa­ Exeeutive Director, Heritage Trails tion. As a result of his efforts, has been in the forefront of trails there isa true grass roots move­ preservation sinee 1980. In ment supporting this bill." addition to advocacy work on

3 Noticias de Anza behalf of trails, the group regu­ larly organizes seminars, confer­ Arizonans Participate in Trail Planning ences, and special trail events. ver 120 Arizonans in The Quechan Yuma Crossing 0 three counties - Yuma, Project plans to interpret tribal Doni Hubbard, a director of the Pima, and Santa Cruz - partici­ portions of the Yuma Crossing organization, will serve as volu n­ pated in meetings held on June National Historie Landmark site. teer coordinator during the 24, 25, and 26 to discuss the This project reflects the Tribe's comprehensive management plan Anza Trail. Each meeting in­ desire to preserve its heritage and effort. She will work directly with cluded an introduction by the to enhance the understanding of the National Park Service Team National Park Service and presen­ the history of the Yuma Crossing Coordinator, Meredith Kaplan. tation of local plans that might by interpreting the Native Ameri­ relate to the Anza Trail. can point of view. lf you as an individual or a Yuma County: member of a trail organization Local Sites and lnterpretive The Yuma Crossing Foundation, would like to organize a support Possibilities also located within the National group or an event or to help plan Landmark, plans to interpret all the Anza National Historie Trail, Several members of the Quechan please write to : Tribe suggested that interpreta­ ·Anza changed the tion of the Anza route should Quecban ways. lfe came Heritage Trails include recognition of their history througb In 1773, and here 5301 Pine Hollow Road and culture. Anza had a major be Is In 1992 In my back· Concord, CA 94521 impact on the Tribe during his yard agaln. • Attn: Doni Hubbard. two trips. And the Quechan, - Lorey cachora, Quechan through their revolt in 1781 had Or you can call Doni at (415) an impact on the Spaniards by Indian. 948-4118. Please send news of closing the trail for nearfy 100 volunteer efforts and special years. crossings of the Colorado River. events to Doni. ~ Anza's crossing will be inter­ preted in the Spanish section of the planned interpretive center. Anza Descen· The Bureau of Land Management dants Celebrate (BLM) manages a good portion of the historie route in Yuma n June 27, 1992, mem­ County and has plans to interpret 0 bers of Los Califomianos several archeological sites along participated in the two hun­ the Gila River. dred sixteenth birthday of San Francisco with a gathering at The Bureau of Reclamation the statue of Juan Bautista de manages, in partnership with Anza at Justin Herman Plaza. BLM, Antelope Hill which is an Forty to fifty people who trace accessible Anza campsite. The their lineage to members of site was a quarry for Quechan the 1775-1776 Anza expedi­ tion placed flowers at the base stone tools and rock art. These of the statue as the names of two federal agencies plan to the expedition members were provide preservation, interpreta­ ca Il ed. . tion, and development of the site Margaret Ruth de larios, granddaughter ofJudge F.J. de Larios for public use. of San Mateo, places a flower to honor her Anza ancestors: Linares, Rivas, Pachecho, and del Va/le.

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Lma County: intemational Anza trail which To de or not to de Local History Restored might extend several hundred miles into Mexico to Culiacan in 11T o de or not to de? that is A task force has developed a Slnaloa, where Anza found most the question." Is it phased plan to reconstruct the of his volunteers. Emerenciano "Anza" or "De Anza?" Mission San Agustfn, convento, Rodriguez. Consul of Mexico, and Mission gardens into a who spoke at the meeting, will Our advisor on this point is Don cultural park. The park will offer articulate this vision in Mexico. Garate, lnterpretive Specialist at interpretation of the continuity of The vision also includes establish­ Tumacåcori National Historical human history on the site from ing a continuous route on which Park. Juan Bautista de Anza was archaic to Hohokam to Piman to one could ride horseback from Basque, and these people took European. Nogales to Yuma, and presum­ their names from the places ably, to San Francisco. lmple­ around them. The name "anza" Anza has a connection with this menting either vision will take a refers to a special area of rolling mission site as well as with the good deal of persistent work by grasslands spotted with dwarf Tucson Presidio which was being trail proponents. elder trees in the foothills of the buitt as he passed through the Pyrenees. area in 1775. The garrison of The reality of the trail lies in the Tubac, of which he was com­ blisters, sore backs, and happy The "de" would have been added mander, was moved to Tucson hearts of over 42 volunteers who to the name when the Spanish while Anza was on his history­ cleared a 4.3 mile trail from made a pact with the Basques making trip. Tubac Presidio State Historical granting autonomy and nobility Park to the boundary of to all Basques for use of their In its 1989 Trail System Master Tumacåcori National Historical shipping and iron industries and Plan which identified 1500 miles Park. agriculture. In the Spanish of potential trails in Pima County, And with the reality of an actual naming system, "de " indicates the City of Tucson expressed a trail, specific questions arose at nobility. vision for linear parksalong all the meeting: How will we keep In Anza's day, noble status was All-Terrain Vehicles (ATV's) off essential to owning land or lbe Juan BautJsta de Anza the trail7 How will we control holding the better jobs. With lntematJonal lflstorlc Trall litter7 How will the land manag­ noble status, Anza could be Is a good ldea. • ers be protected from liability7 Captain of the Tubac Presidio. - Emerenciano Rodrlquez, How will signs be constructed7 With the King's approval, he ConsuJ of Mexico What will signs say7 Can the could organize and lead 240 gates installed along the trail be people on a colonizing expedition opened from the back of a horse7 the rivers in the City. The County to San Francisco in Alta Califor­ What about funding7 is building these parks as mitiga­ nia. He would be sure to include tion for flood control. One Because the Tubac to Tumacåcori the "de" in his official name, even segment of this system along the segment of the trail is in use, the though his name was simply Juan Santa Cruz River is complete and Anza Coalition will face these Anza, according to Garate. has potential to be certified as a questions and begin to provide (Continued on back page) component of the Juan Bautista answers for all of us along the de Anza National Historie Trail. route. 4-

Santa Cruz County: lhe national hlstorlcal trall Is an opportunlty and a re· Vision and Reality sponslblUty. lt wlll help us make a protlt, but tbat does not destroy the moral mission.· In Tubac, we experienced both - Roy Ross, Tubac landowner who has given a trail easement the vision and the reality of the to the Anza Coalition of Arlzona trail. The vision includes an

5 Noticias de Anza Along Ute Trall••• If Anza Had a Computer••• + The Anza Trail Coalition of Lisa Randolph Arizona has registered as a non­ f Anza were retracing his overfand route to Califomia profit association with aims to 1775 today, what maps would he take with him to guide his jour­ assist development, support, and I ney7 Chances are he would have an assortment of county road maintenance of the Juan Bautista maps, local street maps, land use maps, and over 180 large-scale de Anza NationaJ Historie Trail. topographic maps. He would need several pack animals just to The Coalition was organized to haul all those maps. open a section of the trail be­ tween Tubac and Tumacåcori. It lf Anza knew how to use computers, however, he would have a has since decided that its experi­ muc,h easier way to map his route. This is exactly what the ence would be of use to other National Park Service is trying to accomplish. groups between Noga.les and Yuma. Planners and computer specialists on the NPS Anza Planning team are researching the prospects for using computer ("digital") Any local group wanting advice information to map the entire 1,200 mile length of the trail. to develop a section of the trail With the help of Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) should contact: Richard Williams, and Geographical Information Systems (GIS), we can create a President, The Anza Trail Coali­ computer image of the natura!, cultural, and man-made re­ tion of Arizona, P.O. Box 1296 sources within a specified corridor surrounding the trail. Tubac, AZ 85646, 602/398- Features important in depicting the Anza Trail, such as roads, 2252 trails, water features, contours, and land uses can be readily mapped with a computer. But entering all this information into + Pima County, Arizona, will a computer ("digitizing" it) could take longer than the Anza show the historie Anza route on expedition itself. its regional plans during its General Plan up-date. Fortunately, some of the information is available from the States of Arizona and Califomia, from the US Geological Survey, from + A mapping session to locate certain county and local governments, and from private carto­ alternatives for the recreational graphic firms. The rest will have to be digitized from existing trail route within and maps. Contra Costa counties is planned with Regional Park The real charm of digital information is that it can be edited and District in the updated with just a few simple computer commands to enhance Area for October 1, 1992. management of the trail over the long run. Anza would be impressed with our ability to apply technology to his route. + + The Coastal Trail may become a component of the the historie route within the i By George I Anza Trail from Ventura to county. Vandenberg Air Force Base in eorge Farah, a student of Santa Barbara County. + Los Angeles County is examin­ G landscape architecture at ing the entire length of the Los the University of lllinois, contrib­ + Participants in a public meet­ Angeles River for restoration and uted over 80 hours of work in ing in San Mateo County identi­ recreational potential. Portions of preparing presentation maps for fied the San Francisco Bay Trail as the river are directly on the Anza agency and public meetings the most likely recreational route, and a trall there could regarding the Anza Trail. His component of the Anza Trail become a component of the contribution of time and expertise within their county. The El national historie trail. helped keep the meetings on Camino Real, a state highway, is schedule. +

Noticias d e Anza 6 ,!' Public Meeting Schedule

We will notify each person on our county mailing list about the county meetings. Please let us I l

Santa ~ra County: Cupertino: September 15, 7:00 PM at the Califomia History Center on the De Anza Community College campus Palo Alto: September 16, 7:30 PM at the City Council Chambers Gilroy: September 24, 7:00 PM at the City Council Chambers San Luls Oblspo County: ArrrJ'fO Grande: September 29, 7:00 PM in the South County Community Center Atascadero: September 30, 7:00 PM in the Atascadero Lake Park Pavilion Monterey County: Salinas: October 5, time and place to be announced King City: October 6, 7:00 PM 1n the Recreation Center, 401 Division Street Monterey: October 7, 7:00 PM in the Monterey Conference Center Ventura County: Camarillo October 13, 7:30 PM in at Camarillo Publk Library 3100 Ponderosa Dr. I ! I i: San Benlto County: Hollister: October 20, time and place to be announced tl Santa Barbara County: :i Goleta: October 21 , 7:00 PM at the Goleta Valley Community Center Lompoc: October 22, 7:00 PM in the City Council Chambers, LOMPOC I Los Angefes County: I I : Calabasas: October 14, 7:30 PM at the Leonis Adobe I Elysian Park: October 27, 7:00 PM in Elysian Recreation Center, 729 Academy Road San Gabriel: October 28 at 7:30 PM in the Padilla Room, 324 South Mission Drive Bassett Park: October 29, 7:00 PM

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('To de· continued from f)"'1e ~) Therefore, he should be called Corrections Wantedl Anza, not De Anza. roducing our first issue he Anza Coalition of provided the opportunity to T Arizona needs a brush P chipper which can handle leaves, make our first mistakes. Some­ But where does that leave De twigs, and branches up to 2 Anza College in Cupertino, the how we managed to incorrectfy inches in diameter. The Coalition De Anza lnn in Monterey and the spell the name of one of the plans to create trail surface mulch De Anza Hotel in Calexico, the trail's staunchest Arizona support­ from the debris from trail clear­ De Anza salad (tuna and shell ers, Robert Bamacastle, Manager ing. lf you can donate this item, pasta) in Riverside, De Anza of Tubac Presidio State Historical please notify Richard Williams at Country in Rancho Jurupa, anda Park. (602) 398-2252 .... host of other De Anza designa­ Also, we identified Tumacåcori as tions? f you would like to be a National Historical Site rather I on the mailing list to receive We're sure you have some than a Park which includes a copy of thls newsletter, or if comments on this issue. let's Guevavi and Calabazas. ,._ you have questions about the hear theml-!- comprehensive management plan for the Anza Trail, please contact: Meredith Kaplan I bave a vision of rldlng horseback from !Yogales to Yuma. • National Park Service - Carmen Nickel, Tucson Western Regional Office Telephone: 415/ 744-3968

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