Juan Bautista de Anza Summary

Juan Bautista De Anza 1735?-1788 Spanish military leader who headed several exploratory expeditions through northern Mexico and California. In 1774 Anza established an overland route connecting Sonora... Read more

The Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza (1735-1788) opened the overland route from Mexico to California and established the first settlement at San Francisco.Juan Bautista de Anza was born in Front... Read more