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From the Colorado to San Gabriel Through the desert to the Colorado 16
eached San Luis Obispo without incident on March 2. They received a warm reception, and again headed north, arriving at Mission San Antonio on March 6. After a day of rest at San Antonio, the expedition pushed on toward Monterey. There was rain, but the road was clear and they made rapid progress. Anza writes in his journal that they “arrived by 4:00 in a heavy rain…at the Presidio de Monte Rey. It has taken us 62 journeys to cover the 316 leagues [a Spanish league is generally considered to be three miles] from my Presidio, somewhat less that I had calculated.” They had traveled a total of 139 days since leaving Tubac in October. The next day Anza and Font traveled with Father Junipero Serra, “the Father President,” who had arrived that day at the San Carlos Mission near Monterey, where they were the recipients of Serra’s hospitality. After another day of rest, Anza prepared to leave for San Francisco Bay. The next day he took ill, and remained in his bed for three days. There was considerable conflict during this time between Governor Rivera, who did not wish to go ahead with the establishment of the San Francisco settlement, as previously mentioned, and Father Serra and Anza. Adding weight to Anza’s side of the argument were four priests at Mission San Carlos who had been waiting two years to take up their duties in the new settlement, and were anxious to see it get underway. Having recovered his health somewhat, and despite Rivera’s objections, Anza, accompanied by Font, twelve soldiers, and six servants, set out on March 22 to explore the country and determine a location for the new settlement which would become the Mission and Presidio of San Francisco de Assisi within the year. They gained a good grasp of the geography of the bay, spending over two weeks in this process before returning to Mission San Carlos. Return to Horcasitas After four days here, preparations were completed for the return journey to Horcasitas. Having delivered the settlers to Monterey, Anza had completed his assigned task. The soldiers and their families would stay, and Anza would return with a small party consisting of himself, Font, 27 men, and a small mule train. At the last minute, a soldier and wife who belatedly regretted leaving their homes in the south were allowed to come along, making a final total of 29. They left for home on April 14, 1776. On its journey south the small group followed the same roads they had used in reaching Monterey. When they reached San Gabriel, Anza “debriefed” the military governor, Rivera, furnishing all the pertinent details of the expedition’s travels. Because of the bad blood between Anza and Rivera, exacerbated by Rivera’s rude behavior, this was all accomplished by correspondence and messenger. With all the formalities attended to, Anza’s business in California was officially complete. After formally relinquishing his 17
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