The most thorough historical and cultural source of information on the Anza expedition can be found at the Web De Anza site.
Did You Know?
In 1774, Spaniard Juan Bautista de Anza met Chief Palma of the Quechan (pronounced khet-chan) tribe and they became friends. When Anza returned a year later with 300 settlers bound for California, Palma gave Anza 6000 watermelons. The Quechan people still grow these watermelons today.
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