Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail / Camp 21: El Aqui

Juan Bautista de Anza

National Historic Trail

While the American Revolution brewed on the Atlantic Coast, Spain expanded its New World empire to protect California against the British and Russians. In 1774, Juan Bautista de Anza, commander of the Royal Presidio of ...

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail

Hope on the Horizon

What would make a family leave their home for an unfamiliar land on a distant frontier? For the nearly 300 men, women, and children on the Anza Expedition, it was the chance for a fresh start. In ...