Anza

[ ahn-sah ]

noun

1. Juan Bau·tis·ta de [hwahn bou-, tees, -tah , th, e], 1735–88, Spanish frontiersman and army officer, born in Mexico: explored western coast of U.S.

Example Sentences

The implication of Anza's account and the rather specific statement by Font seem to support Crespi's description.

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Journals were kept of both these trips; for the first by Crespi, for the second, by Anza himself and also by Font.

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Font and Anza had an excellent opportunity to observe aboriginal methods of navigation and fishing.

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Great stretches of chamise (Adenostema fasciculatum), which Anza calls "Mattal," were observed.

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From the Font-Anza diaries, together with that of Crespi, certain tentative conclusions may be reached.

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