Site of Fort Romualdo Pacheco

(1825 - 1826)

Photographed by Donald Laird, May 21, 1998

1. Site of Fort Romualdo Pacheco Marker

Inscription. In 1774, Spain opened an overland route from Sonora to California but it was closed by Yuma Indians in 1781. In 1822, Mexico attempted to reopen this route. Lt. Romualdo Pacheco and soldiers built an adobe fort at this site in 1825-26, the only Mexican fort in Alta California. On April 26, 1826, Kumeyaay Indians attacked the fort, killing three soldiers and wounding three others. Pacheco abandoned the fort, removing soldiers to San Diego.

Erected 1981 by State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Imperial Valley College Barker Museum, Imperial Valley Pioneers and John P. Squibob Chapter No. 1853, E Clampus Vitus. (Marker Number 944.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Hispanic Americans • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks, and the E Clampus Vitus series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is April 26, 1826.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 32° 50.68′ N, 115° 41.533′ W. Marker was in Imperial, California, in Imperial County. It was on West Worthington Road (County Highway

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S28), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1675-1799 West Worthington Road, Imperial CA 92251, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in California’s Imperial Valley.

It was also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it was 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 found itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Mormon Battalion (approx. 5 miles away); Yuha Well (approx. 5.1 miles away); Rock Art (approx. 5.1 miles away); Imperial Irrigation District (approx. 7.3 miles away); Imperial Valley Press (approx. 8.4 miles away); Women's 10,000 Club (approx. 8.6 miles away); Camacho's Place and Café (approx. 9.9 miles away); Mobley Meadows (approx. 11.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Imperial.

Site of Fort Romualdo Pacheco Marker Base image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Kindig, December 18, 2010

2. Site of Fort Romualdo Pacheco Marker Base

Photographed by Michael Kindig, December 18, 2010

3. Site of Fort Romualdo Pacheco Marker Base

Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 2,214 times since then and 91 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 1, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 2, 3. submitted on December 17, 2011, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.