The epic true story of the journey to colonize San Francisco
This new edition includes Font's recently discovered field journal--the actual notes he wrote on the trail.
Anza Conquers the Desert: The Anza Expeditions from Mexico to California and the Founding of San Francisco, 1774 to 1776
""Decline of the Californios" is one of those rare works that first gained fame for its pathbreaking and original nature, but which now maintains its status as a classic of California and ethnic history.
Cole and Aaron, a couple of surfers, were sitting on the rail looking out at the growing swells, twelve or fifteen feet. The water was so messy, so smashed and foamed, it wasn't worth it. They would take waves on the head in chop like ...
Baltasar Suytigua also stated that the Ácomas had nothing to request from Governor Anza, and Flores even referred to Father Fernández as a “liar.”23 In fact, Mascareñas had traveled to Ácoma and met with the pueblo's interpreter, ...
The Montclair area began its history as a camp for a band of Native Americans known as the Serrano Indians.
A biography of explorer Juan Bautista de Anza, who established a land route between Mexico and California and became governor of New Mexico.
This new edition includes Font's recently discovered field journal--the actual notes he wrote on the trail.
The Montclair area began its history as a camp for a band of Native Americans known as the Serrano Indians.
From Aritoac we set forth at nine o'clock in the morning, and about one in the afternoon arrived at Agua Caliente, ... It was decided to remain here today to rest the riding animals, for they were now in very bad shape for lack of ...