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The Seventh Annual Conference in Celebration of the life of JUAN BAUTISTA DE ANZA will return again this year to Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico. The dates for this year's symposium are May 2-5, 2002. Conference attendees from the United States will board vans on the morning of May 2nd in Tucson, Arizona and will travel to Arizpe visiting Anza's presidio at Tubac Arizona, his mother's grave at Guevavi, Arizona, and the ruins of the Cocóspera Mission in Sonora on the way. Friday, May 3rd will be a day of formal presentations of new research material relative to Anza and his era, interspersed with opportunities for visits to the cathedral, the ruins of the military hospital, Carmen Pellat's museum, the cemetery, and the beautiful Sonora River. The following day, Saturday, May 4th, will include a trip to the Cajón de Piedra Lisa (Slick Rock Canyon) where Anza, five soldiers, a half dozen mule packers, and a heavily laden pack string managed to escape from attacking Apaches during the full moon of May 1, 1768. This field trip will include riding in the vans to a point near this rugged canyon, shuttling over the top of the ridge in the backs of pickup trucks, and a three-quarter-mile hike down the stunningly beautiful canyon. That afternoon, after lunch back in Arizpe, the group will travel up river to the see the compuerta (diversion system) cut into solid rock in 1717 to supply Arizpe's irrigation water, a system still in use today. Sunday, May 5th will include Mass in the cathedral and lunch at the Cajón de Jiósari on the return trip to Tucson. All lodging and meals will be provided by the wonderful people of Arizpe.
REGISTRATION
Space is limited. The deadline for registration is April 1, 2002 You may register for the conference by copying the registration form below and sending it with your check or credit card information to:
Tumacácori National Historical Park P.O. Box 67 Tumacácori, Arizona, 85640 ATTN: Anza Conference
or by e-mailing the information to the following address: gabby_cook@nps.gov
or you may phone your information in at: (520) 398-2341, extension 23
Cost of the conference is $350.00 per person, which includes room, meals, transportation from Tucson, Arizona, and interpretation by the tour guides. Acceptable methods of payment include Visa, Master Card, and Discover. If you care to make payment by check, make your check payable to SPMA. ________________________________________________________________ Registration for 7th Annual Anza World Conference in Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico Name___________________________________________________________ Address_________________________________________________________ City___________________________________State___________Zip________ Telephone_____________________________How many in your party_________ Amount enclosed (@ $350 per person)___________________________________ Credit Card Number__________________________________________________ Four-digit expiration date________________________ _________________________________________________________________
*Note: Full information and the finalized conference agenda will be sent to you after registration closes on April 1, 2002. We will all have to pick up Mexican Visas when we cross the international border, which will be an added expense of $20 - $25, depending on the exchange rate in May. Although Arizpe was capital of the vast "Provincias Internas" in Anza's day, it is a small town today. Located on the Sonora River, it has running water and electricity, but if you have need of a special diet or medication you will have to bring it with you. Since accommodations are limited, all attendees will stay with host families. Breakfast will be provided by the host families and all other meals will be provided by the town civic organizations, either on the town plaza or in the cattlemen's hall. This will be a total cultural immersion. For adventurous people with an interest in history and culture it is an absolute must!
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE - para esta información en español vease este parte en http://www.nps.gov/juba/pphtml/newseventsdetail3279.html
THURSDAY, MAY 2
7:00 A.M. - Rendezvous in Tucson (exact location yet to be determined) and leave in vans for Tubac
8:30 A.M. - Arrive in Tubac for a living history presentation of Juan Bautista de Anza and the people of his day in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Tubac Presidio
10:00 A.M. - Leave Tubac in vans and travel to Guevavi to visit the grave of María Rosa Bezerra Nieto, the mother of Juan Bautista de Anza
12:00 N. - Lunch at Calabazas County Park
1:00 P.M. - Cross the international border into Mexico
3:00 P.M. - Visit the ruins of Cocóspera Mission
5:00 P.M. - Arrive in Arizpe, meet host families, and get settled into their homes
8:00 P.M. - Welcome by Carmen Pellat, Historian of Arizpe
Dinner
9:00 P.M. - Music by La Banda del Estado de Sonora
FRIDAY, MAY 3
9:00 A.M. - Welcome by Presidente Municipal Flavio Romero Ruiz; Welcome by Sonora Tourism Director
9:30 A.M. - Presentations (see below for some of the scheduled presentations - simultaneous translations will be provided)
12:00 N. - Walking street tour of Arizpe and its homes
2:00 P.M. - Lunch
3:00 P.M. - Presentations (see below for some of the scheduled presentations - simultaneous translations will be provided)
6:00 P.M. - Tour of the cathedral, Carmen's Museum, the cemetery, the river, or the ruins of the Spanish military hospital
8:00 P.M. - Dinner
9:00 P.M. - Folklorico dancing
SATURDAY, MAY 4
7:00 A.M. - Board vans for the trip to the Slick Rock Canyon
2:00 P.M. - Lunch back in Arizpe
3:00 P.M. - Board vans for the trip to the headgate of the Arizpe irrigation system
5:00 P.M. - Tours of the cathedral, Carmen's Museum, the cemetery, the river, or the ruins of the Spanish military hospital
8:00 P.M. - Dinner
9:00 P.M. - Community dance on the plaza for everyone
SUNDAY, MAY 5
9:00 A.M. - Mass at the cathedral
10:00 - Leave for Jiósari Canyon with archaeologist Cesar Quijada
12:00 - Lunch at Jiósari and return home
Note. Because of the uncertainties of the international border it would be best for all United States participants to schedule their flights out of Tucson for Monday morning.
SOME TENTATIVE PRESENTATIONS - para esta información en español vease este parte en http://www.nps.gov/juba/pphtml/newseventsdetail3279.html
Cindy Krug or Terry Leaverton - San Ignacio de Tubac Presidio in the days of Juan Bautista de Anza
Carmen Pellat - Don Gregorio Álvarez Tuñón y Quirós: Contemporary of Juan Bautista de Anza, senior
Maurice Bandy - Captian Fernando Rivera y Moncada and his point of view about Anza
Armando Quijada and/or others of the Sonora Historical Society - Subjects to be announced
David Smith - Update on the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
Wilfred Martínez – Report on the latest research concerning the site of the battle between the forces of Juan Bautista de Anza and Cuerno Verde
Donald Garate and George Cardinet - The Anza Route between Santa Fe and Arizpe: Its History and Possibilities for Today
Celso Jaques, Houston Rogers, and Pat O'Brian - Documents of the Janos Presidio
Cesar Quijada - The Prehistoric Paintings of Jiósari Canyon | 
