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Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic TrailBell tower at La Purisima Mission State Historic Park in Lompoc, California
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Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
History & Culture
 
The most thorough historical and cultural source of information on the Anza expedition can be found at the Web De Anza site.
The Quechan people live near Yuma, Arizona.  

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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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