Anza, California
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Anza is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, in the Anza Valley, a semi-arid region at a mean elevation of 3,921 feet above sea level. It is located 13 miles south of Idyllwild,
Anza, California, View of the Cahuilla mountains from Cahuilla road
Anza is named after Juan Bautista de Anza, a Spanish officer who led the Anza expeditions into California.
Spring blooms, Anza, California
Juan Bautista de Anza
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Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra known more simply as "Juan Bautista de Anza" was a Spanish expeditionary leader, military officer, and politician primarily in California and New Mexico under the Spanish
Equestrian statue of Anza at Lake Merced, San Francisco, California
Juan Bautista de Anza, from a portrait in oil by Fray Orsi in 1774
Portrait by Gerald Cassidy