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Message from the President
Welcome;
We hope you will find our website
interesting and enlightening. The site
will be available to share information
about the organization, its meetings,
upcoming events of other Anza
affilated organizations and of course,
our membership. We hope you will join
us so we may increase interest and
awareness in Juan Bautista de Anza
and Spanish Colonial history. Check
out the membership form and come
and join the fun. Do not hesitate to
e-mail us with your comments and/or
suggestions We look forward to
hearing from and having you join us!
Sharon
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Juan Pablo Grijalva
A Military Leader
Juan Pablo Grijalva was the
second corporal at the
Presidio de Terrenate when
appointed Sergeant of the
1775 colonizing expedition to
Alta California, by Juan
Baptista de Anza. Records
show that he enlisted in the
military on January 1, 1763,
and after ten years he was
promoted to Corporal,
because he could read and
write. By then he had fought
in several campaigns and
had been wounded twice. In
1785 upon the death of Lt.
José Veláquez, from the
Presidio de San Diego, he
was promoted to Alférez
and transferred to fill that
vacancy. He was married to
Doña Maria Dolores
Valencia and they had two
girls. He retired in 1796 with
the rank of Lieutenant and
died in 1806. He is buried at
el Real Presidio de San
Diego.
Source:
Eddie Grijalva, descendant,
from an article on Santa Ana
History, Santa Ana Histori-
cal Preservation Society,
Orange County, California
PV
A Military Leader
Juan Pablo Grijalva was the
second corporal at the
Presidio de Terrenate when
appointed Sergeant of the
1775 colonizing expedition to
Alta California, by Juan
Baptista de Anza. Records
show that he enlisted in the
military on January 1, 1763,
and after ten years he was
promoted to Corporal,
because he could read and
write. By then he had fought
in several campaigns and
had been wounded twice. In
1785 upon the death of Lt.
José Veláquez, from the
Presidio de San Diego, he
was promoted to Alférez
and transferred to fill that
vacancy. He was married to
Doña Maria Dolores
Valencia and they had two
girls. He retired in 1796 with
the rank of Lieutenant and
died in 1806. He is buried at
el Real Presidio de San
Diego.
Source:
Eddie Grijalva, descendant,
from an article on Santa Ana
History, Santa Ana Histori-
cal Preservation Society,
Orange County, California
PV
1775 Expedition Tidbit
Vladimir Guerrero, Phil Valdez Jr. and Vladimir's wife
Deirdre camping in Coyote Canyon on Noche Buena or
Christmas Eve, 232 years to the day on the birth of
Salvador Linares, at 11:45 on December 24, 1775.
Deirdre camping in Coyote Canyon on Noche Buena or
Christmas Eve, 232 years to the day on the birth of
Salvador Linares, at 11:45 on December 24, 1775.
Save the Dates
March 8-11, 2012 The Anza Society
The Anza Society will hold their 17th International Conference in the Green Valley/Tubac, Az.,
area with headquarters at the Wyndham Green Valley Canoa Ranch and Resort. For more
information click on the conference button.
Other Events
January 20-22, 2012
Los Californianos Meeting, Best Western Sonoma Valley Inn, 550 Second Street, Sonoma, Ca
Rooms 89.00 Friday and Saturday, 79.00 Thursday and Sunday, Complimentary Breakfast.
Dinner $35.00 Top Sirloin and Chicken Breast
Keynote Speaker, Martha Vallejo-McGetigan, General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo-the Man and
Sonoma. Sunday Breakfast $23.00 Sent Check for reg and meals to:
Fred Imhoff (707-485-7321)
1884 Foothill Dr.
Redwood Valley, Ca 95470
March 8-11, 2012 The Anza Society
The Anza Society will hold their 17th International Conference in the Green Valley/Tubac, Az.,
area with headquarters at the Wyndham Green Valley Canoa Ranch and Resort. For more
information click on the conference button.
Other Events
January 20-22, 2012
Los Californianos Meeting, Best Western Sonoma Valley Inn, 550 Second Street, Sonoma, Ca
Rooms 89.00 Friday and Saturday, 79.00 Thursday and Sunday, Complimentary Breakfast.
Dinner $35.00 Top Sirloin and Chicken Breast
Keynote Speaker, Martha Vallejo-McGetigan, General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo-the Man and
Sonoma. Sunday Breakfast $23.00 Sent Check for reg and meals to:
Fred Imhoff (707-485-7321)
1884 Foothill Dr.
Redwood Valley, Ca 95470
image by Ricardo Overturf
Hola, if anyone out there knows anything about this
image i. e. a Spanish token. Let us know. It has all
the earmarks of a "hacienda token"-- crude copper
or brass tokens struck in Mexico c. 1780s through
the early mid 1800s. They were usually uniface
and had some sort of spanish monogram or
inscription on the face of them, and these tokens
would be used to purchase goods on a rancho.
I have never seen a plate of my particular piece in
my research, but then these tokens can be very
obscure. I guess a major key would be whether
Juan Bautista de Anza (or family) would ever have
been referred to as "Anzo" in the late 1700s to
early 1800s. Thanks for passing on the info!
image i. e. a Spanish token. Let us know. It has all
the earmarks of a "hacienda token"-- crude copper
or brass tokens struck in Mexico c. 1780s through
the early mid 1800s. They were usually uniface
and had some sort of spanish monogram or
inscription on the face of them, and these tokens
would be used to purchase goods on a rancho.
I have never seen a plate of my particular piece in
my research, but then these tokens can be very
obscure. I guess a major key would be whether
Juan Bautista de Anza (or family) would ever have
been referred to as "Anzo" in the late 1700s to
early 1800s. Thanks for passing on the info!