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The Juan Bautista De Anza National Historic Trail in Griffith Park ffi The Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail in Griffith Park q ln L775, the winds of change were blowing across America.., llYhile in the east, the thirteen colonies launched a war of independence from English rulen in the west, neyv settlers reached the end of an epic ln200-mih journey. They were the families of the Anza Expeditionn and their arrival would a c z change California forever, o o l ln the fall of 1775, a company of soldiers, their o o wives, and children left present-day Arizona under the command of Captain Juan Bautista de Anza. With more lhan 24O people and 1,000 head of livestock, they comprised Spain's first overland colonizing expedition into isolated Alta California. Their goal was to establish the empire's northern- most settlement at San Francisco Bay. The young families' journey across deserts, Spain turned to Lt. Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza to command rivers, and mountains was a risk, but they suc- its risky expedition. Son of a Basque soldier, he enlisted in the Spanish army in 1752 and advanced rapidly to the rank ceeded. ln February 1776, the expedition reached of Captain on the frontier at the Tubac Presidio. To gauge the el rio de Los Angeles, camping near the site of prospects of a colonizing mission, he made a preliminary explo- today's Griffith Park. ration of Alta California in 1-774. Pleased with what he saw, he Continuing north, Anza's party left a changed returned to Tubac to organize a full-fledged expedition with San California in its wake. The settlers would establish Francisco Bay as his goal. San Francisco and San Jose, and lay the founda- tion of modern California. in sending settler families and livestock was to Today, Griffith Park contains a premier segment strengthen the colony and hold off English and of the 1,200-mile Juan Bautista de Anza National Russian expansion. Historic Trail. The 4-mile recreation trail in Griffith The motivation of the expedition members, Park is one of the best places in the Los Angeles however, was more familiar: the hope for a bet- area to reflect on the legacy and impact of the ter life. Anza had recruited the families from the historic Anza Expedition. present-day states of Sinaloa and Sonora, Mexico. The people represented many castes of the Span- Motivations and Hardships. By !775,lhe ish frontier-a mix of Native American, European, Spanish presence in Alta California consisted of and African heritage. The expedition left Tubac on two struggling presidios (forts) and five young October 23, 1775. The 240 colonists left behind mission communities. The crown's motivation all that was familiar in exchange for several sets of x t i i The Anza Trail in Griffith Park I I clothing, livestock, and opportunity. More than half "ln the night the wife of a soldier gave birth to a of the expedition members were children. fine boy, but...the woman died in childbed early Since there were no roads, there were no wag- in the morning." Maria was buried at Mission San ons; pack mules and donkeys carried the band's Xavier del Bac. Feliz and his six children, including six tons of food, tents, and implements. Altogeth- his newborn son, resumed their journey. er, the expedition made up a column that was a Eight months and 7,2OO miles later, the fami- mile long and a quarter-mile wide. lies reached San Francisco and established a pre- The travelers faced blistering drought in the Cal- sidio. Jose Feliz remained there until 1781 when ifornia desert and were pinned down for four days he was called to a special assignment: overseeing in the Santa Rosa Mountains shivering through the establishment of a new town, El Pueblo de la sleet and snow. On Christmas Eve, 1775, they Reina de Los Angeles. He would become a key reached Mlssion San Gabriel where they rested figure in the new settlement and, in 1787 , was ap- for six weeks before resuming toward present-day pointed Comisionado of Los Angeles-the pueblo's Griffith Park. highest authority. ln return for his services, Spain awarded Feliz 6,647 acres upstream from the The Feliz Family. Enlisted soldier Jose Vicente pueblo. His holdings became known as Rancho Feliz, his wife Maria, and their children were among Los Feliz and played an important part in the life of the Anza Expedition families. Maria was one of the town. eight women who were pregnant at the outset of the expedition. On their first night after leaving The Anza Expedition was an enormous undertaking. Tubac, tragedy struck the family. As expedition By day, the column was a mile long and a quarter-mile wide. When it pitched camp for the evening, its sea of chaplain Father Pedro Font recorded in his journal, tents and cooking fires resembled a small town. a c z o o o- o Mexican independence ended California's Spanish era, and U.S. statehood followed. ln 1885, Colonel Griffith J. Griffith purchased the former rancho and in 1896 gave it to the city to create Griffith Park' By 192L, the old Feliz Adobe was slated for demoli- tion, but concerned citizens rallied to save it, and a Feliz o today it is marked with a plaque honoring Jose z o for his pioneering role in Los Angeles, and Colonel o o- Griffith for makin$ the Park possible. O tn 1776, Los Angeles was a place of wild beauty' The Trail in Griffith Park. The Anza Trail in Gabrielinos, its ori$inat inhabitants, lived in its foothills, The lt runs canyons and plains.The knowledge they shared with the Griffith Park is a relatively flat, 4-mile trail. colonists of which paths to take and hazards to avoid, the length of the park and reveals the change that was invaluabte to the expedition, and Anza ordered his European settlement brought upon California's soldiers to treat them with respect. natural and cultural landscaPe. Los Angeles Equestrian Center (Griffith Park) ffil Anza Cr L:.::.'.:..1u". (at Pecan ru '..-' D r '#:' trEI Travel Town Museum P6r k Dr trm Grit{rth ,a]- To Universal CitY The Anza Trail in Griffith Park Remnants of oak woodland plant communi- ties and views of Griffith Park's hills hint at the landscape encountered by the Anza Expedition in 1776. Elsewhere, the trail skirts modern picnic areas, a major golf course, and the epitome of present-day migration : the freeway. The Feliz Adobe, a discrete City of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, is an easy walk from m the trail. lt provides a tangible link to the Anza Just as the Anza Expedition families followed Expedition in the person of Corporal Jose Vicente fresh waterways on their journey-for their own Feliz whose rancho is now the Park. lt is situated survival and for their livestock-the trail in Griffith on the courtyard of the Griffith Park Ranger Station Park runs parallel to the Los Angeles River. The and Visitors Center, which offers exhibits about the trail connects directly to the river at several points, Park and its attractions, picnic tables and rest- encouraging users to encounter it at close hand. rooms. \ t\ /.. .t Ferraro.Soccer t114Y'-n' - lornmemorative Plaque r Grove Picnic Area) Placed in L996, this Anza Expedition commemorative marker is in the Pecan LA Zoo Grove Picnic Area alongside the trail. o a :o Autry National Ceriter o Broadway trm a o 4 o o d -.1 a Wilson-Harding ir Colorado Golf Course Club House '.t n o l'.r a d-t t : ir o ro:r f 0 o:, :i One of the region's Shane's lnspiration Playground '.1 o most natural stretches it r .. .', Ranger Born in 1-849, Anastasio Maria Feliz is (and Los I said to be one of the last inheritors of Rancho Los Feliz. Today his adobe is a attrm part of the Griffith Park Ranger Station and Visitor Center complex. A 2073 pilot hike with a National Park Service lnterpretive Ranger is the first in a joint program to be conducted by City of Los Angeles and NPS Rangers. LEGEND n Visitor Center .r-0 Anza Recreation Trail @ @ tr Parking r: r. Select Loop Routet @ @ m Restro om s ...... Anza Bike Route Option @ !!t :d Picnic Area e ..... LA River Bike Path @ m Equestrian Area @ Anza Point of lnterest flt Food X Tunnel to the LA River Although urbanization has changed Griffith Park sinc e L776, Many of the wild creatures Anza encountel much of the natural landscape Anza would have seen remains. Park, which is the largest urban wildernesr l t&k" - MerrY-Go-Round W\ i of the Los Angeles North Atwater Park o '.@.... / \i fl River is just steps from '''trt.:.{ il (Griffith Park) Station and Visitor Cent", = EmE the trail. Feliz Adobe) O Atwater Equestrian Stables (private) .i^a- Dr-nr- I ?\ ffit Crystal Springs Picnic Area^.^^ : Los Feliz Golf Course (Griffith Park) trmEIm {; lo trmE a Pony and Train Rides Anza lnterpretive trmmm Panel .d p To Elysian Valley 6 0.2s 0.5 1.0 mi ort l red still dwell in the The eques\rian tradition thrives in Griffith Park, where trail s in Los Angeles. hikers can pncounter breeds that powered Anza's expedition. l ffi f,r.'l riH I ; t$ ; ,11 ,' ffiffi The Anza Trail in Griffith Park T\ il t\l\so,t 'i,Hh:,i*, ,o -\\ an Ser,r' Plq\ ', Tir4gd,Itsr h. r{\ ./ t^) 'I\ $f rts I "f" 4, a .rrt o Z Anza Golonizing Expeifition o 1775.1776 o o= o In 199On Congress created the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail to honor the legacy of the 1-775-76 Anza Expedition.
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