Guidebook
NO. 635 LOS PUERTECITOS - Juan Bautista de Anza's expedition marched through this little pass December 19, 1775 on its way to strengthen Spanish colonization in California. Many of the 240 members of the party were recruited from Mexico to be the first residents of San Francisco. They had camped the preceding night somewhere in the wide flats just east of this monument.
Location
Highway 78 (Milepost 93.8), 1.6 Miles East of Ocotillo Wells
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NO. 635 LOS PUERTECITOS - State Road Sign
NO. 635 LOS PUERTECITOS - State Road Sign
NO. 635 LOS PUERTECITOS - State Marker
NO. 635 LOS PUERTECITOS - State Plaque