Old Palo Alto in Santa Clara County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Juan Bautista de Anza

1775-1776 Expedition

— Juan Bautista Anza National Historic Trail —

Juan Bautista Anza Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alice Mansell, April 19, 2026

1. Juan Bautista Anza Marker

Inscription.
Lt Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza and party crossed this area in March 1776 in route to select sites for the Presidio and the Mission of San Francisco

Erected 1976 by City of Palo Alto USA Bicentennial Committee.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Hispanic Americans • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1776.

Location. 37° 26.513′ N, 122° 8.581′ W. Marker is in Palo Alto, California, in Santa Clara County. It is in Old Palo Alto. It is at the intersection of Middlefield Road and Embarcadero Road, on the left when traveling west on Middlefield Road. Easiest access is from the end of Coleridge Road where it becomes a cul-de-sac at Embarcadero and Middlefield crossroads. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 668 Coleridge Ave, Palo Alto CA 94301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in Silicon Valley,

and on the Coast 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 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Birthplace of “Silicon Valley” (approx. 0.6 miles away); Electronics Research Laboratory (approx. 0.8 miles away); John Adams Squire House (approx. one mile away); First Elementary School (approx. one mile away); Herring Box School

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(approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Herring Box School (approx. one mile away); First Hospital (approx. 1.1 miles away); 401 Florence (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Palo Alto.

Regarding Juan Bautista de Anza. Juan Bautista Anza donated pesos to the American Revolution effort as required by Spanish King
Carlos III in 1780 making Anza a recognized “Spanish Patriot” of the American Revolution.

Photographed by Alice Mansell, April 19, 2026

2. Juan Bautista Anza Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 22, 2026, by Alice Mansell of Los Altos, California. This page has been viewed 29 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2026, by Alice Mansell of Los Altos, California. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.