Juan Bautista de Anza

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Juan Bautista de Anza was an 18th-century Spanish explorer and military officer best known for leading overland expeditions that opened routes between New Spain (Mexico) and Alta California, helping to establish settlements such as San Francisco.

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Juan Bautista de Anza canonical 8
Juan Bautista de Anza I 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish explorer
Spanish military officer
colonial governor
human
allegiance Spanish Empire
associatedWith founding of San Francisco
birthDate 1736-07-06
birthPlace Fronteras, Sonora
Viceroyalty of New Spain
centuryOfActivity 18th century
countryOfCitizenship Spain
deathDate 1788-12-19
deathPlace Arizpe, Sonora
Viceroyalty of New Spain
endTime 1787 (governor of Nuevo México)
ethnicGroup Basque
familyName de Anza
founded Presidio of San Francisco
Presidio of San Francisco
surface form: Presidio of San Francisco at the Golden Gate

Presidio of San Francisco
surface form: Presidio of San Francisco de Asís
fullName Juan Bautista de Anza self-link
givenName Juan Bautista
governed Province of Nuevo México
hasNamesake Anza, California
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
De Anza College
De Anza High School
Anza Trail
surface form: Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
knownFor peace treaty with the Comanche in the 1780s
languageSpoken Spanish
ledExpedition 1774 overland expedition from Sonora to Alta California
1775–1776 colonizing expedition to Alta California
militaryBranch Spanish Army
militaryRank colonel
negotiatedWith Comanche leaders
notableFor leading colonizing expedition to San Francisco Bay
overland expeditions between New Spain and Alta California
occupation colonial administrator
explorer
soldier
openedRoute overland route from Sonora to Monterey
overland route to San Francisco Bay
parent Juan Bautista de Anza self-linksurface differs
surface form: Juan Bautista de Anza I
positionHeld Governor of Nuevo México
regionExplored Arizona
California, United States
surface form: California

New Mexico
Sonora
religion Roman Catholicism
servedIn Viceroyalty of New Spain
spouse Ana María Pérez Serrano
startTime 1778 (governor of Nuevo México)

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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park namedAfter Juan Bautista de Anza
Anza Valley namedAfter Juan Bautista de Anza
Juan Bautista de Anza expedition settlers ledBy Juan Bautista de Anza
José Joaquín Moraga associatedWith Juan Bautista de Anza
De Anza College namedAfter Juan Bautista de Anza
Juan Bautista de Anza fullName Juan Bautista de Anza self-link
Juan Bautista de Anza parent Juan Bautista de Anza self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Juan Bautista de Anza I
Anza Vista namedAfter Juan Bautista de Anza
Anza, California namedAfter Juan Bautista de Anza