Griffith Park in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

The Feliz Family

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail

Photographed by Craig Baker, November 19, 2019

1. The Feliz Family Marker

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Enlisted soldier Jose Vicente Feliz, his wife Maria, and their children were among the thirty Anza Expedition families. Maria was one of eight women who were pregnant. On October 23, 1775, the first night after leaving Tubac, tragedy struck the family when Maria died giving birth. Feliz and his six children resumed their journey, arriving to San Francisco in June 1776.

Jose Feliz remained at the Presidio of San Francisco until 1781 when he was called to oversee the establishment of a new town, El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles. In 1787, he was appointed Comisionado of Los Angeles - the highest authority. In return for his services, Spain awarded him the area upstream of the pueblo, Rancho Los Feliz, a portion of which later became Griffith Park.

La Familia Feliz
José Vicente Feliz, su esposa María y sus hijos se encontraban entre las treinta familias de la Expedición Anza. María fue una de las ocho mujeres embarazadas. El 23 de octubre de 1775, la primera noche después de dejar Tubac, la tragedia golpeó a la familia cuando María murió dando a luz. Feliz y sus seis hijos reanudaron su viaje, llegando a San Francisco en junio de 1776.

José Feliz permaneció en el Presidio de San Francisco hasta 1781, cuando fue llamado para supervisar el establecimiento de una nueva ciudad, la ciudad de la Reina de Los Ángeles. En 1787, fue nombrado Comisionado de Los Ángeles, la máxima autoridad. A cambio de sus servicios, España le otorgó el área norteña de la ciudad, Rancho Los Feliz, una parte de la cual se convirtió en Griffith Park.

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Hispanic Americans • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.

Location. 34° 7.989′ N, 118° 16.856′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Griffith Park. It is on Crystal Springs Drive 1.4 miles north of Los Feliz Boulevard, on the right when traveling north. Located in Griffith Park, north of the Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles CA 90027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least

Photographed by Craig Baker, November 19, 2019

2. The Feliz Family Marker

The Feliz Adobe is at far left.

8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Adobe of the Rancho Los Feliz (within shouting distance of this marker); Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round (approx. 0.2 miles away); Shane's Inspiration (approx. ¼ mile away); Site of the Old Los Angeles Zoo (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of the Old Zoo (approx. 0.4 miles away); North Atwater Bridge (approx. half a mile away); 100 Years of Golf in Griffith Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Birth of The Curse (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 1,878 times since then and 104 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.