Friars, Soldiers, and Settlers: A New Website Tracks Spain's

"In 1774, a Spanish military officer set off with twenty soldiers, a dozen servants, and a herd of two hundred cattle intent on finding an overland route from Mexico to Mission San Gabriel in California. After a dramatic three months--punctuated by frequent bouts with starvation, currying favor...

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Published in:Humanities (Washington) 1998-01, p.49-53
Main Author: Hindley, Meredith
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Anza, Juan Bautista de (1735-1788)
California
Discoveries in geography
Explorers, Spanish
Spain
Web sites
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Summary:"In 1774, a Spanish military officer set off with twenty soldiers, a dozen servants, and a herd of two hundred cattle intent on finding an overland route from Mexico to Mission San Gabriel in California. After a dramatic three months--punctuated by frequent bouts with starvation, currying favor with local Indian tribes, and wandering aimlessly through the desert--Juan Bautista de Anza accomplished his goal. His discovery of an overland supply route expanded Spanish settlement in California and enabled Spain to maintain a hold on the region until the Mexican-American War. The DeAnza Multimedia Project, created by the Center for Advanced Technology in Education at the University of Oregon, is building a large-scale instructional website about Anza's expeditions with NEH [National Endowment for the Humanities] support. When it is completed, students will be able to research Anza's expeditions and the history of the time by downloading diaries, images, and scholarly essays." (HUMANITIES) Anza's expeditions and the DeAnza Project are described.
ISSN:0018-7526
1555-0532