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
Portrait by Fray Orcí, 1774
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
The Californias
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The Californias, occasionally known as the Three Californias or the Two Californias, are a region of North America spanning the United States and Mexico, consisting of the U.S. state of California and
Ceremony for the reestablishment of the Commission of the Californias in 2019, San Diego. Pictured are Governor Jaime Bonilla Valdez of Baja California (left), Governor Gavin Newsom of California (center), and Governor Carlos Mendoza Davis of Baja California Sur (right).