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Morgan Hill in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
 

de Anza Expedition

1775-1776

 
 
de Anza Expedition Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, December 15, 2022
1. de Anza Expedition Marker
Inscription. Lt. Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza and party crossed this area in March 1776, en route to select sites for the presidio and the mission of San Francisco


 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. In addition, it is included in the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1776.
 
Location. 37° 5.764′ N, 121° 38.845′ W. Marker is in Morgan Hill, California, in Santa Clara County. Marker can be reached from Sunnyside Avenue near Via Vivaldi, on the right when traveling north. The plaque is mounted to a masonry foundation in a small plaza on the side of the road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Morgan Hill CA 95037, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Machado School (approx. 0.9 miles away); Site of 21-Mile House (approx. 1.2 miles away); John Page House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Nob Hill Hiking Trail (approx. 2.1 miles away); Morgan Hill United Methodist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Community of San Martin (approx. 2.2 miles away); Oak Trees of Morgan Hill (approx. 2.2 miles away); Murphy's Majestic Oak (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morgan Hill.
 
Also see . . .  Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
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""ˇVayan Subiendo!"("Everyone mount up!") was the rousing call from Juan Bautista de Anza. In 1775-76, he led some 240 men, women, and children on an epic journey to establish the first non-Native settlement at San Francisco Bay."
(Submitted on December 27, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.) 
 
de Anza Expedition Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, December 15, 2022
2. de Anza Expedition Marker
de Anza Expedition Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Joseph Alvarado, December 15, 2022
3. de Anza Expedition Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 100 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 20, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.

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