Fred Clark at the Juan Bautista de Anza Plaque

Fred Clark bought this property in 1891. In 1924 the Sons of the Golden West placed this plaque depicting Juan Bautista de Anza’s expedition from Mexico to Monterey California.

On March 16, 1774, Juan Bautista de Anza, explorer, and colonizer, led the first non-Indian explorers to cross the mountains into California through this pass (named by him San Carlos) on their way from Tubac, Arizona to Monterey. On December 27, 1775, on a second expedition into California, Anza led through this pass the party of Spaniards from Sonora who became the founders of San Francisco.

No. 1O3 Site of de Anza Camp