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

Santa Clara Campaign Treaty Site

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, April 5, 2023

1. Santa Clara Campaign Treaty Site Marker

Inscription. After armed confrontation nearby on January 2, 1847, and a truce meeting the following day, Marine Capt. Ward Marston, commander of the United States expeditionary force, and Francisco Sánchez, leader of the Mexican-Californian ranchers, agreed to a treaty here on January 7. United States forces were to recognize rights of Californians and to end seizures of their personal properties.

Erected 1980 by State Department of Parks and Recreation, City of Santa Clara, and Descendants of Californio Participants. (Marker Number 260.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Peace • War, Mexican-American. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks series list. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1852.

Location. 37° 21.156′ N, 121° 57.238′ W. Marker is in Santa Clara, California, in Santa Clara County. It is at the intersection of El Camino Real and Lincoln Street, on the left when traveling south on El Camino Real. Plaque located in Civic Center Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Santa Clara CA 95050, 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 walking distance of this marker: De Anza Expedition 1775 – 1776 (a few steps from this marker); Saint Clare (within shouting distance of this

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marker); Armistice Oak Tree Site (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle of Santa Clara (within shouting distance of this marker); Morgan House (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Fatjo House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Austen D. Warburton (approx. 0.3 miles away); Headen-Inman House (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Clara.

State Historic Landmark 260 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Leticia A. Kohnen, October 19, 2006

2. State Historic Landmark 260

Nothing remains of the original treaty site.

November 5, 2009

3. Santa Clara Campaign Treaty Site Marker

Civic Center Park, Site of Santa Clara Campaign Treaty image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Leticia A. Kohnen, October 19, 2006

4. Civic Center Park, Site of Santa Clara Campaign Treaty

Civic Center Park, Location of the Treaty Signing Landmark

Photographed by Leticia A. Kohnen, October 19, 2006

5. Saint Clare

This 8 foot tall statue of Santa Clara of Assisi, the city’s patron saint, stands in the reflecting pool of the fountain in Civic Center Park. A plaque nearby reads “Saint Clare by Anne Van Kleeck. Bronze statue cast by ancient lost wax process in Italy 1965. Saint Clare is Patron Saint of Santa Clara. Statue was shipped by boat around Cape Horn to Santa Clara October 1965.”

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, April 5, 2023

6. Santa Clara Campaign Treaty Site Marker

Civic Center Park fountain and statue of Saint Clare in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2007, by Mathew H. Kohnen of San Jose, California. This page has been viewed 2,939 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on July 25, 2012, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. Photos: 1. submitted on April 16, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. 2. submitted on September 21, 2007, by Mathew H. Kohnen of San Jose, California. 3. submitted on November 10, 2009. 4, 5. submitted on September 21, 2007, by Mathew H. Kohnen of San Jose, California. 6. submitted on April 16, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.