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4 unusual facts about Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail


Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail

Both these pueblos and missions were on the California side of the Colorado River near the mouth of the Gila River but were administered by the Arizona authorities.

They went across the Sonoran desert to California from Mexico by swinging south of the Gila River to avoid Apache attacks until they hit the Colorado River at the Yuma Crossing—about the only way across the Colorado River.

The settlement of Los Angeles, California involved two groups totaling 44 persons including 22 children.

On his return trip he retraced his path to the Yuma Crossing of the Colorado River and then went down the Gila River corridor until hitting the Santa Cruz River (Arizona) corridor and continuing on to Tubac, Arizona.



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