Overview - Campsites of the Second Anza Expedition
Timeline of Events, 1775-76
| Date | Camp # | Day # | Name in Font's Diary | Name Today (if different) |
| Sep 29, 1775 | 1 | 1 |
Monterey |
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Sep 30, 1775 |
2 | 2 |
Chupisonora |
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Oct 1, 1775 |
2 | 3 |
Chupisonora |
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Oct 2, 1775 |
3 | 4 |
La Palma |
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Oct 3, 1775 |
4 | 5 |
Charco del Canelo |
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Oct 4, 1775 |
5 | 6 |
Puerto de Los Conejos |
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Oct 5, 1775 |
6 | 7 |
Charco de Guana |
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Oct 6-7, 1775 |
7 | 8-9 |
Pueblo of Santa Ana |
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Oct 8, 1775 |
8 | 10 |
Santa María Madalena |
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Oct 9-10, 1775 |
9 | 11 |
Mission of San Ygnacio |
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Oct 11, 1775 |
10 | 13 |
river, a league beyond the Pueblo of Ymuris |
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Oct 12, 1775 |
11 | 14 |
El Guambút |
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Oct 13, 1775 |
12 | 15 |
El Síbuta |
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Oct 14, 1775 |
13 | 16 |
Las Lagunas |
Las Lagunas |
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Oct 15-22, 1775 |
14 |
17-24 |
Mission of Tumacácori i (Padres Font, Eixarch, Gamarra, and Garces) |
Tumacácori National Historical Park |
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Oct 15-22, 1775 |
14a |
17-24 |
Presidio of Tubac, a league beyond the Mission of Tumacácori (all expedition members but Padres Font, Eixarch, Gamarra, and Garces) |
Tubac Presidio State Park |
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Oct 23, 1775 |
15 | 25 |
La Canoa |
La Canoa |
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Oct 24, 1775 |
16 | 26 |
Punta de Los Llanos |
Punta de Los Llanos |
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Oct 25, 1775 |
17 | 27 |
Mission of San Xavier del Bac |
Mission San Xavier del Bac |
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Oct 26, 1775 |
18 | 28 |
a league beyond the Pueblo of Tuquison |
Campsite North of Tuquison |
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Oct 27, 1775 |
19 | 29 |
Puerta del Azotado |
Puerta del Azotado and Los Morteros, Los Morteros Acheological Site (Hohokam) |
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Oct 28, 1775 |
20 | 30 |
Oytaparts |
Oit Par |
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Oct 29, 1775 |
21 | 31 |
Picacho de Tacca |
El Aquituni, Picacho |
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Oct 30-31, 1775 |
22 | 32-33 |
La Laguna |
Comari (Pima) |
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Nov 1, 1775 |
23 | 34 |
Pueblo of San Juan Capistrano de Uturituc |
Uturituc (Pima) |
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Nov 2, 1775 |
24 | 35 |
Pueblo of La Encarnación de Sutaquison |
Sutaquison (Pima) |
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Nov 3-6, 1775 |
25 | 36-39 |
Laguna del Hospital |
Laguna del Hospital |
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Nov 7, 1775 |
26 | 40 |
Arroyo Seco |
Arroyo Seco (Opas) |
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Nov 8, 1775 |
27 | 41 |
San Simón y Judas de Uparsoytac |
Uparsoytac (Opas) |
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Nov 9-10, 1775 |
27 | 42-43 |
San Simón y Judas de Uparsoytac |
Uparsoytac (Opas) |
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Nov 11, 1775 |
28 | 44 |
villages of Opas |
Rancherias de San Martin (Opas) |
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Nov 12, 1775 |
29 | 45 |
Ranchería de San Diego |
Rancheria de San Diego (Opas) |
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Nov 13, 1775 |
30 | 46 |
Aritoac |
Aritoac |
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Nov 14-15, 1775 |
31 | 47-48 |
Agua Caliente |
Agua Caliente (Cocomaricopa) |
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Nov 16, 1775 |
32 | 49 |
camp near the river |
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Nov 17, 1775 |
33 | 50 |
camp on the bank of the river |
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Nov 18-21, 1775 |
34 | 51-54 |
Cerro de San Pasqual |
Cerro de San Pasqual |
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Nov 22-24, 1775 |
35 | 55 |
Cerrito de Santa Cecilia del Metate |
Cerrito de Santa Cecilia (Antelope Hill) |
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Nov 25, 1775 |
36 | 58 |
Laguna Salobre |
Laguna Salobre |
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Nov 26, 1775 |
37 | 59 |
camp on the bank of the river |
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Nov 27, 1775 |
38 | 60 |
pass and the banks of the Gila River |
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Nov 28-29, 1775 |
39 | 61-62 |
beach of the Colorado River |
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Nov 30-Dec 2, 1775 |
40 | 63-65 |
bank of the Colorado River |
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Dec 3, 1775 |
41 | 66 |
Village of Captain Palma |
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Dec 4, 1775 |
42 | 67 |
Village of Capatain Pablo |
Pilot Knob |
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Dec 5, 1775 |
43 | 68 |
villages of the Cojats (Yumas) |
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Dec 6-8, 1775 |
44 | 69-71 |
Laguna de Santa Olalla |
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Dec 9, 1775 |
45 | 72 |
Pozo Salobre del Carrizal |
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Dec 10, 1775 |
46 | 73 |
Barranca Seca |
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Dec 11, 1775 |
47 | 74 |
Wells of Santa Rosa de las Laxas |
Wells of Santa Rosa (Yuha Well) |
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Dec 12, 1775 |
48 | 75 |
Arroyo Seco |
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Dec 13-17, 1775 |
49 | 76-80 |
San Sebastián |
San Sebastian Marsh / San Felipe Creek |
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Dec 18, 1775 |
50 | 81 |
a flat |
Los Puertecitos |
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Dec 19, 1775 |
51 | 82 |
San Gregorio |
San Gregorio |
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Dec 20-22, 1775 |
52 | 83-85 |
arroyo of Santa Catharina |
El Vado (Cahuilla) |
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Dec 23, 1775 |
53 | 86 |
Foot of the Willow on the Arroyo de Santa Catharina |
Santa Catarina (Cahuilla) |
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Dec 24, 1775 |
54 | 87 |
dry arroyo |
Chistmas Eve campsite, Anza- Borrego Desert State Park |
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Dec 25, 1775 |
54 | 88 |
dry arroyo |
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park |
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Dec 26, 1775 |
55 | 89 |
Puerto de San Carlos |
Puerto de San Carlos (Cahuilla) |
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Dec 27-28, 1775 |
56 | 90-91 |
Cañada de San Patricio |
tripp Flats |
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Dec 29, 1775 |
57 | 92 |
Arroyo de San Joseph |
(Cahuilla) |
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Dec 30, 1775 |
58 | 93 |
valley of San Joseph |
Laguna de Bucareli, Mystic Lake |
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Dec 31, 1775 |
59 | 94 |
banks of the Santa Ana River |
New Year's Eve campsite, Santa Ana River Crossing |
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Jan 1, 1776 |
59 | 95 |
banks of the Santa Ana River |
Santa Ana River Crossing |
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Jan 2, 1776 |
60 | 96 |
Arroyo de los Alizos |
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Jan 3, 1776 |
61 | 97 |
Arroyo de San Gabriel |
(Serrano Gabrielino / Tongva) Whittier Narrows Nature Center, Bicentennial Park |
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Jan 4-6, 1776 |
62 | 98-100 |
Mission of San Gabriel |
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel |
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Jan 7, 1776 |
63 | 101 |
banks of the Santa Ana River |
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Jan 8, 1776 |
64 | 102 |
Arroyo de la Quema |
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Jan 9, 1776 |
65 | 103 |
San Juan Capistrano River |
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Jan 10, 1776 |
66 | 104 |
ranchería of La Soledad |
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Jan 11-Feb 8, 1776 |
67 | 105-133 |
Presidio of San Diego |
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Feb 9, 1776 |
68 | 134 |
Agua Hediona |
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Feb 10, 1776 |
69 | 135 |
small arroyo a league before La Quema |
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Feb 11, 1776 |
70 | 136 |
banks of Santa Ana River |
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Feb 12-20, 1776 |
71 | 137-145 |
Mission of San Gabriel |
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel |
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Feb 21, 1776 |
72 | 146 |
Puertezuelo |
Puertezuelo, Griffith Park |
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Feb 22, 1776 |
73 | 147 |
Agua Escondida |
Agua Escondida, Malibu Creek State Park |
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Feb 23, 1776 |
74 | 148 |
Santa Clara River |
Santa Clara River (Chumash) |
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Feb 24, 1776 |
75 | 149 |
La Rinconada |
La Rinconada (Chumash), Rincon County Beach Park |
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Feb 25, 1776 |
76 | 150 |
Rancherías de Mescaltitán |
Mescalitan (Chumash), Goleta Beach State Hist. Park |
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Feb 26, 1776 |
77 | 151 |
Ranchería Nueva |
Rancheria Nueva (Chumash) |
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Feb 27, 1776 |
78 | 152 |
El Coxo |
El Coxo (Chumash) |
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Feb 28, 1776 |
79 | 153 |
Río Santa Rosa |
Rio Santa Rosa (Chumash), Ocean Beach County Park |
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Feb 29, 1776 |
80 | 154 |
Laguna Graciosa |
Laguna Graciosa (Chumash) |
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Mar 1, 1776 |
81 | 155 |
El Buchón |
El Buchon (Chumash) |
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Mar 2-3, 1776 |
82 | 156-157 |
Mission of San Luís Obispo |
Mission San Luis Obispo (Chumash) |
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Mar 4, 1776 |
83 | 158 |
La Assumpción |
La Assumpción, Wranglerette Arena |
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Mar 5, 1776 |
84 | 159 |
Primer Vado |
Primer Vado |
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Mar 6-7, 1776 |
85 | 160 |
Mission of San Antonio de los Robles |
San Antonio de Los Robles (Salinan), Mission San Antonio de Padua |
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Mar 8, 1776 |
86 | 162 |
Los Ossitos |
Los Ossitos |
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Mar 9, 1776 |
87 | 163 |
Los Correos |
Los Correos |
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Mar 10, 1776 |
88 | 164 |
royal Presidio of the port of Monterey |
Royal Presidio Chapel (Presidio of Monterey |
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Mar 11-21, 1776 |
89 | 165-175 |
Mission of San Carlos del Carmelo |
Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Carmelo |
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Mar 22, 1776 |
90 | 176 |
Presidio of Monterey |
Royal Presidio Chapel (Presidio of Monterey) |
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Mar 23, 1776 |
91 | 177 |
La Natividad |
La Natividad |
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Mar 24, 1776 |
92 | 178 |
Arroyo de Las Llagas |
Arroyo de Las Llagas (Costanoan), Silvera Park |
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Mar 25, 1776 |
93 | 179 |
arroyo of San Joseph Cupertino |
San Joseph Cupertino (Costanoan), Cupertino |
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Mar 26, 1776 |
94 | 180 |
a league beyond the arroyo de San Matheo |
in Burlingame |
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Mar 27-28, 1776 |
95 | 181-182 |
spring which arises Arroyo del Puerto |
at Mountain Lake |
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Mar 29, 1776 |
96 | 183 |
arroyo of San Matheo |
at San Mateo Creek |
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Mar 30, 1776 |
97 | 184 |
Rio de Guadalupe |
Rio de Guadalupe, Mission Santa Clara de Asís |
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Mar 31, 1776 |
98 | 185 |
Arroyo de la Harina |
Arroyo de la Harina, Hayward City Hall |
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Apr 1, 1776 |
99 | 186 |
arroyo, a league before the mouth of Puerto Dulce |
Rodeo |
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Apr 2, 1776 |
100 | 187 |
arroyo of Santa Angela de Fulgino |
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Apr 3, 1776 |
101 | 188 |
banks of Agua Dulce at an abandoned village |
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Apr 4, 1776 |
102 | 189 |
hills at the beginning of the sierra |
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Apr 5, 1776 |
103 | 190 |
valley of San Vicente |
San Antonio Valley, outside Henry W. Coe State Park |
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Apr 6, 1776 |
104 | 191 |
little elevation near Arroyo del Coyote |
at the confluence of Coyote Creek and Cañada de Los Osos |
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Apr 7, 1776 |
105 | 192 |
banks of the Monterey River |
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Apr 8-12, 1776 |
106 | 193 |
Mission of San Carlos del Carmelo |
Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Carmelo |
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Apr 13, 1776 |
107 | 198 |
Presidio of Monterey |
Royal Presidio Chapel (Presidio of Monterey) |
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Apr 14, 1776 |
108 | 199 |
Buenavista |
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Apr 15, 1776 |
109 | 200 |
Cañada de San Bernabé |
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Apr 16, 1776 |
110 | 201 |
Mission of San Antonio |
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Apr 17, 1776 |
111 | 202 |
Cañada de los Robles |
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Apr 18, 1776 |
112 | 203 |
little watering place on the Monterey River |
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Apr 19-22, 1776 |
113 | 204-207 |
Mission of San Luís Obispo |
Mission San Luis Obispo (Chumash) |
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Apr 23, 1776 |
114 | 208 |
Laguna Graciosa |
Laguna Graciosa (Chumash) |
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Apr 24, 1776 |
115 | 209 |
arroyo near Ranchería del Coxo |
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Apr 25, 1776 |
116 | 210 |
Rancherías de Mescaltitán |
Mescalitan (Chumash), Goleta Beach State Hist. Park |
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Apr 26, 1776 |
117 | 211 |
Rio de la Assumpta |
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Apr 27, 1776 |
118 | 212 |
Agua Escondida |
Agua Escondida, Malibu Creek State Park |
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Apr 28, 1776 |
119 | 213 |
Porciúncula River |
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Apr 29-May 1, 1776 |
120 | 214-216 |
Mission of San Gabriel |
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel |
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May 2, 1776 |
121 | 217 |
Arroyo de San Gabriel |
(Serrano Gabrielino / Tongva) Whittier Narrows Nature Center, Bicentennial Park |
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May 3, 1776 |
122 | 218 |
Arroyo de los Alisos |
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May 4, 1776 |
123 | 219 |
Santa Ana River |
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May 5, 1776 |
124 | 220 |
Cañada de San Patricio |
tripp Flats |
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May 6, 1776 |
125 | 221 |
Foot of the Willow on the Arroyo de Santa Catharina |
Santa Catarina (Cahuilla) |
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May 7, 1776 |
126 | 222 |
San Sebastián |
San Sebastian Marsh / San Felipe Creek |
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May 8, 1776 |
127 | 223 |
Llano Seco |
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May 9, 1776 |
128 | 224 |
Laguna de Santa Olalla |
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May 10, 1776 |
129 |
225 |
Rancherías del Cojat |
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May 11-14, 1776 |
130 |
226-229 |
Puerto de la Concepción, on the Colorado River |
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May 15, 1776 |
131 |
230 |
pass and banks of the Gila River |
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May 16, 1776 |
132 |
231 |
Laguna Salobre |
Laguna Salobre |
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May 17, 1776 |
133 |
232 |
Zacatal Duro |
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May 18, 1776 |
134 |
233 |
Llano del Tuzal |
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May 19, 1776 |
135 |
234 |
Arroyo del Carrizal |
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May 20, 1776 |
136 |
235 |
small hill near San Marcelo de Sonóytac |
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May 21, 1776 |
137 |
236 |
zacatal |
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May 22, 1776 |
138 |
237 |
San Yldefonso |
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May 23-24, 1776 |
139 |
238-239 |
Mission of Caborca |
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May 25, 1776 |
140 |
240 |
El Bámuri |
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May 26-28, 1776 |
141 |
241-243 |
Real de la Cieneguilla |
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May 29, 1776 |
142 |
244 |
Los Cerritos |
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May 30, 1776 |
143 |
245 |
El Llano |
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May 31, 1776 |
144 |
246 |
El Zanjón |
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