Juan Bautista de Anza (July Events January 26 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. February 12 - Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor weds Maria Theresa, mother of Marie Antoinette May 8 - Marriage of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. May 26 - Battle of Ackia: British and French troops. A French expedition led... 1736 - December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 12 days remaining. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. 1187 - Pope Clement III elected 1732 - Benjamin Franklin publishes Poor Richards Almanack 1777 - George Washingtons army goes... December 19, 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). Events January 1 - First edition of The Times, previously The Daily Universal Register, was published. January 2 - Georgia ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 4th U.S. state. January 9 - Connecticut ratifies the United States Constitution... 1788) was a This article is about the Basque people. For the article of clothing, see basque (clothing). The Basques (Euskaldunak) are an indigenous people who inhabit parts of both Spain and France. They are found predominantly in four provinces in Spain and three in France. This area _ the Basque Country (Basque... Basque explorer working for the The Spanish people or Spaniards are an ethnic group native to Spain, in southwestern Europe, who are primarily descended from the autochthonous pre-Indo-European Euskaldunak, Latin, Visigothic, Celtic and Moorish peoples. They are most commonly associated with the Spanish language. There are around 31.6 million people native speakers... Spanish empire.

He was born in Fronteras, Sonora near Arizpe, Sonora into a military family on the northern frontier of Spanish colonization of the Americas began with the arrival in the Americas of Christopher Columbus in 1492. He had been searching for a new route to the Asian Indies and was convinced he had found it. Columbus was made governor of the new territories and made several more journeys across... New Spain. In Events February 11 - Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the US, is opened. March 23 - The Halifax Gazette, the first Canadian newspaper June 15 - Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity (kite + key + lightning) September 14 - The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, making it necessary to skip eleven days... 1752 he enlisted in the army at the Presidio of Fronteras. He advanced rapidly and was a Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. The word came to English via French from the Latin capitaneus (chief) which is itself derived from the Latin word for head (caput). The term has different meanings both at sea and in the military. Confusion between the three types... captain by Events January 9 - Afghans defeat Marathas in Battle of Barari Ghat. March 20 - The Great Fire of Boston destroys 349 buildings. June 4 - Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia Canada taken from the Acadians. July 8 - French and Indian War: Battle of the Ristigouche... 1760. He married in Events January 16 - British capture Pondicherry, India from the French. February 8 – Earthquake in London breaks chimneys in Limehouse and Poplar March 8 - Second earthquake in North London, Hampstead and Highgate In Dutch Guayana a “state” formed by escaped slaves signs a treaty with the local governor... 1761, but had no children. His military duties mainly consisted of forays against hostile Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. This term comprises a large number of distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of them... Native Americans such as the This article is about the Native American tribe, for other uses of the word see Apache (disambiguation). Group of Apaches Apache is the collective name given to several culturally related tribes of Native Americans, aboriginal inhabitants of North America, who speak an Apachean language (excluding Navajo). The Apache peoples migrated... Apache during the course of which he explored much of what is now State nickname: The Grand Canyon State, The Copper State Other U.S. States Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix [[List of Governors of {{{Name}}}|Governor]] Janet Napolitano Official languages English Only State Area 295,254 km² (6th)  - Land 294,312 km²  - Water 942 km²... Arizona.

In Events February 17 - First partition of Russia and Prussia, later including Austria May - Watauga Association formed in East Tennessee as the first independent Anglo-American government. June 9 - British vessel Gaspee is burned off of Rhode Island. August 5 - First Partition of Poland begins. August 21 - The coup detat... 1772 he proposed to the A viceroy is somebody who governs a country or province as a substitute for the monarch. The term derives from the Latin prefix vice-, meaning in the place of and roi, meaning king. A vicereine is a woman in a viceregal position, or a viceroys wife. For example, the... Viceroy of New Spain an expedition to Alta California (Upper California) was formed in 1804 when the province of California, then a part of the Spanish colony of Dominican missions in the south. The southern part became the territory of Baja California. The two territories were also alternatively called California Nueva (Alta) and California Vieja (Baja). Alta... Alta California. This was approved by the The Spanish monarchy, referred to as the Crown of Spain (Corona de España) in the Spanish Constitution of 1978, is the office of the King or Queen of Spain. The current King of Spain is His Majesty Juan Carlos I. The King is the head of state and the... King of Spain and in January, Events January 21 - Mustafa III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid I. May 10 - Louis XVI becomes King of France. June 2 - Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to let British soldiers into their homes, is reenacted. July 21... 1774 with 3 padres, 20 soldiers, 11 servants, 35 mules, 65 cattle, and 140 horses he set forth from Tubac is a census-designated place located in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 949. The name is a version of the original Piman name Tchoowaka, meaning rotten. A more exact meaning may be Place Where Some Enemies Rotted. Geography... Tubac near present day A city street near downtown Tucson, Arizona. Tucson (pronounced /ˈtusɑn/) is a city and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 486,699, with a metropolitan-area population of 843,746. A July 1, 2003... Tucson, Arizona. The expedition crossed the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon from Desert View The Colorado River is a river in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately 1,450 mi (2,333 km) long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. The natural course of... Colorado River at its confluence with the The Gila River, a tributary of the Colorado, is shown highlighted on a map of the United States The Gila River (Pima: Hila Akimel) is a tributary of the Colorado River, 630 mile (1,014 km) long, in the southwestern United States. It rises in western New Mexico, in Sierra... Gila River in the domain of the The Quechan are a Native American tribe who live on the Fort Yuma Reservation on the lower Colorado River in Arizona just north of the border with Mexico. The Quechan are one of the Yuman tribes. Yuman is derived from the old name for the tribe, Yuma. The reservation is... Yuma tribe with which he established good relations. He reached Mission San Gabriel Arcángel was founded on September 8, 1771 in present day Montebello by Father Junipero Serra. It was named for the Archangel Gabriel. The mission was designed by Father Antonio Cruzado. In 1776 a flood ruined the original Mission and they relocated closer to the mountains in... Mission San Gabriel Arcangel near the California coast on March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). There are 284 days remaining. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperors 1621 - The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony sign a peace treaty with Massasoit of the Wampanoags... March 22, 1774 and returned to Tubac by late May, 1774. This expedition was closely watched by Viceroy and King and on October 2nd is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. Events 1100-1899 1187 - Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule. 1535 - Jacques Cartier discovers Montreal, Quebec. 1780 - American Revolutionary War: British spy John Andre is hanged... October 2, 1774 he was promoted to the rank of In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. In the U.S. Navy, the rank of lieutenant colonel is comparable to the rank of commander. The insignia for all four positions is... lieutnant-colonel and ordered to lead a group of colonists to Alta California. The Spanish were desirous of reinforcing their presence in upper California, partly as a buffer against After the discovery of northern Alaska by Ivan Fedorov in 1732, and the Aleutian Islands, southern Alaska, and north-western shores of North America in 1741 during the Russian exploration conducted by Vitus Bering and Aleksei Chirikov, it took fifty years until the founding of the first Russian colony in... Russian advances from the north and partly in order to possibly establish a harbor that would give shelter to Spanish ships. The expedition got under way in October, Events February 9 - American Revolutionary War: British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion March 23 - American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech - give me liberty or give me death in Williamsburg, Virginia. April 14 - American Revolutionary War: Massachusetts Governor Gage is secretly ordered by the British to enforce the Coercive... 1775 and arrived at Mission San Gabriel January, This article is about the year 1776. For the musical, see 1776 (musical) Events January 10 - Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense March 17 - American Revolutionary War: British forces evacuate Boston, Massachusetts after George Washington places artillery overlooking the city. March 28 - Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the... 1776 the colonists having suffered greatly from the winter weather enroute.

He continued on to The Customs House at Monterey View of Monterey Bay and its kelp A sea lion rookery at the marina Museum interior with ship models and equipment Kelp Forest display at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Monterey is a city near the Pacific coast in northern California. It is located in Monterey... Monterey, California with the colonists; then fulfilling his mission from the Viceroy he continued on with a small party exploring north and located the sites for the The Presidio of San Francisco is a park on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula in the City and County of San Francisco. It is operated by the National Park Service of the United States as a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The park is... Presidio of San Francisco and Mission Basilica San Francisco de Asís Mission Basilica San Francisco de Asís, also known as Mission Dolores, was founded on October 9, 1776. It was the sixth California mission, founded by Father Francisco Palou. It is located in San Francisco, and received the name Mission Dolores from the... Mission San Francisco de Asis in present day This article is about the city in California. For other meanings, see San Francisco (disambiguation). San Francisco skyline. The City and County of San Francisco (population 776,773), the fourth-largest city in the state of California, United States in terms of population, is a consolidated city-county situated at... San Francisco, California on March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). There are 278 days remaining. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Pertinax was assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sold the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus. 845 - Paris is sacked by Viking raiders... March 28, This article is about the year 1776. For the musical, see 1776 (musical) Events January 10 - Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense March 17 - American Revolutionary War: British forces evacuate Boston, Massachusetts after George Washington places artillery overlooking the city. March 28 - Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the... 1776. He did not establish a settlement; that was established later by others. (There is a myth that Anza was the founder of San Francisco.) While returning to Monterey, he located the original sites for Mission Santa Clara de Asís was founded on January 12, 1777 by Father Junipero Serra, the eighth mission in the California mission chain. It was named for St. Clare of Assisi, the founder of the order of the Poor Clares, and the first mission named for a woman. It... Mission Santa Clara de Asis and the town of City nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley County Santa Clara County, California Area  - Total  - Water 461.5 km² (178.2 mi²) 8.6 km² (3.3 mi²) 1.86%% Population  - Total (2000)  - Density 894,943 1,976.1/km² Time zone Pacific: UTC-8 Latitude... San José de Guadalupe, but again did not establish either settlement.

On his return from this successful expedition he journeyed to Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of and largest city in Mexico. It geographically spans the Distrito Federal (D.F.) and part of the state of México to the north of the Federal District. Mexico City is the largest city in North America and... Mexico City with the chief of the Yuma tribe who requested the establishment of a mission. Shortly thereafter, on August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. Events 100 BC-AD 1799 49 BC - Julius Caesars general Gaius Curio is defeated in the Battle of the Bagradas River by the Pompeians under Attius Varus and... August 24, Events The Cornish language died out 2nd edition of Encyclopædia Britannica published January 3 - American general George Washington defeats British general Charles Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton. January 12 - Mission Santa Clara de Asís is founded in what is now Santa Clara, California January 16 - Vermont declares... 1777, Anza was appointed Governor of the Nuevo México (or, alternatively, Santa Fe de Nuevo México) was a province of New Spain and, after independence, a federally administered territory of Mexico. It was centered on the Rio Grande valley and its capital was Santa Fe. Most of the population of Nuevo México lived in... Province of New Mexico.

He led a punitive expedition against the Alternate meanings: Comanche helicopter and Comanche computer games The Comanche Nation is a Native American group of approximately 10,000 members, about half of whom live in Oklahoma and the remainder concentrated in Texas, California, and New Mexico. Quanah Parker, chief of the Comanche Indians There are two accounts of... Comanche who had been repeatedly raiding Taos is a city located in Taos County, New Mexico. In New Mexico a municipality may call itself a village, town, or city. (See New Mexico local government) Pueblo Peak (left) and Wheeler Peak (right), enjoyed by all in Taos Taos calls itself the Town of Taos and was incorporated... Taos in Events The Iron Bridge is completed across the Severn river in Shropshire; the first all cast-iron bridge ever constructed. Boulton and Watts Smethwick Engine, now the oldest working engine in the world, is brought into service. The city of Tampere is founded in Finland. May 13 - War of... 1779. With his Ute may refer to: The Ute, a tribe of Native Americans of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Ute reservations are located in eastern Utah and southwestern Colorado. The state of Utah is named for this tribe. See also Ute mythology. ute, in Australian English usage, short for utility vehicle, the... Ute allies and about 800 soldiers he went north through the San Luis Valley is a large broad alpine valley in south-central Colorado. The valley is drained to the south by the Rio Grande which rises in the San Juan Mountains to the west of the valley and flows south into New Mexico. The valley is approximately 122 miles (196... San Luis Valley, entering the The Great Plains states. The Great Plains is the broad expanse of prairie which lies east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States of America and Canada, covering the US states of New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota and North Dakota and the Canadian... plains at what is now Manitou Springs is a city located in El Paso County, Colorado. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 4,980. Attractions The Great Fruitcake Toss is held each January. The Emma Crawford Coffin Race and Festival is held around Halloween each year. The Manitou and... Manitou Springs, Colorado. He surprised a small force of Comanche near present day Colorado Springs is a middle-sized city, located just east of the geographic center of the state of Colorado in the United States. It has a population of 360,890 (according to the 2000 census) and is the second largest city in Colorado. At elevation 6,035 feet, it is... Colorado Springs. Chasing them south down Fountain Creek, he crossed the Lower Arkansas River The Arkansas River is a tributary of the Mississippi which flows east and southeast through Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and the state of Arkansas. At 1450 miles (2334 km) it is the fourth longest river in the United States. Its origin is in the Colorado Rockies in Lake... Arkansas River near present day Pueblo is a city located in Pueblo County in southern Colorado. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 102,121. It is the county seat of Pueblo County6. Pueblo was formerly one of the largest steel-producing cities in the United States. It is now... Pueblo, Colorado. He found the main body of Comanche, returning from a raid on New Mexico, on Greenhorn Creek and inflicted a decisive defeat, killing Cuerno Verde, the chief (for whom Greenhorn Creek is named) and many other leaders of the Comanche. Severely weakened, the Commanche ceased their raids and moved to the southeast into what is now State nickname: Sooner State Other U.S. States Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Governor Brad Henry Official languages None Area 181,196 km² (20th)  - Land 178,023 km²  - Water 3,173 km² (1.8%) Population (2000)  - Population 3,450,654 (27th)  - Density... Oklahoma and State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry Official languages None Area 696,241 km² (2nd)  - Land 678,907 km²  - Water 17,333 km² (2.5%) Population (2000)  - Population 20,851,820 (2nd)  - Density 30... Texas

In late Events The Iron Bridge is completed across the Severn river in Shropshire; the first all cast-iron bridge ever constructed. Boulton and Watts Smethwick Engine, now the oldest working engine in the world, is brought into service. The city of Tampere is founded in Finland. May 13 - War of... 1779 he and his party found a route from Santa Fe (Spanish: santa holy, fe faith) is the capital of New Mexico, a state of the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 62,203. It is the county seat of Santa Fe County. San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe is the... Santa Fe to This article is about the Mexican state of Sonora. For other places with the same name, see Sonora (disambiguation). Other Mexican States Capital Hermosillo Other major cities Ciudad Obregón Nogales list of municipalities Area 182,052 km² Ranked 2nd Population (2000 census) 2,213,370 Ranked 19th Governor (2003... Sonora. Anza's various local military expeditions against hostile tribes were successful, but the Yuma tribe which he had establish peace with rebelled and he fell out of favor with the military commander of the northern frontier, the frontier-general. He stayed on as governor of New Mexico until 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). Events In Britain, Thomas Clarkson and Granville Sharpthe Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade with support from John Wesley, Josiah Wedgwood and others. January 11 - William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus. February... 1787 when he returned to This article is about the Mexican state of Sonora. For other places with the same name, see Sonora (disambiguation). Other Mexican States Capital Hermosillo Other major cities Ciudad Obregón Nogales list of municipalities Area 182,052 km² Ranked 2nd Population (2000 census) 2,213,370 Ranked 19th Governor (2003... Sonora. He was appointed commander of the Presidio of Tubac in 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). Events January 1 - First edition of The Times, previously The Daily Universal Register, was published. January 2 - Georgia ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 4th U.S. state. January 9 - Connecticut ratifies the United States Constitution... 1788 but probably died before he could take office. He died and was buried in Arizpe, Sonora and was survived by his wife.

He was buried in the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Arispe. In Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. January 14 - George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama. January 22 - Elysée treaty between France and Germany January 28 - Black student Harvey Gantt enters Clemson College in... 1963 he was disinterred and reburied in a marble mauseleum with the participation of delegations from the The University of California (UC) is a public university system within the State of California. It has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students and over 1,340,000 living alumni. The first campus was founded in 1868 in the city of Oakland while a tenth campus... University of California and San Francisco. The Juan De Anza House in San Juan Bautista is a city located in San Benito County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,549. The Juan Bautista de Anza House, the General Juan Castro house, and the San Juan Bautista Plaza Historic District are National Historic Landmarks. Geography... San Juan Bautista, California is a The USS Arizona Memorial. National Historic Landmarks (NHL) are buildings, districts, sites, structures, and objects (almost always) within the United States or its insular areas and designated by the United States Secretary of the Interior because they are sites where events of national historical significance occurred; places where prominent Americans... National Historic Landmark.

Further reading

• Anza and the Northwest Frontier of New Spain, J. N. Bowman and R. F. Heizer, Southwest Museum Papers Number Twenty, Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, 1967, Hardback, 182 pages.
• Anza and Cuerno Verde, Decisive Battle, Wilfred Martinez

External links

• http://anza.uoregon.edu/
• [1] (http://anza.uoregon.edu/TeachersWWW/Cibola%20High%20Schoolwww/Welcome.HSProj.html) (an interesting high school project)