Excerpts of these sixteen letters have been divided into five articles where readers can get a glimpse of the struggles and needs of the settlers hereto unknown such as: shoes, soap, blankets, underwear, the freezing temperatures that made the women weep, and the feud between these giants of early California history.
In 1775, Alta California was garrisoned by a mere 268 Spanish subjects representing Spain's interest in the new world. With Russians and British vying for ownership of what was once considered an island, the Spanish under Viceroy Bucareli, decided to populate California and thus the second of two de Anza expeditions.
Anza's Portrait at the Governor's
Palace in Santa Fe', New Mexico
