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Anza

American  
[ahn-sah] / ˈɑn sɑ /

noun

  1. Juan Bautista de 1735–88, Spanish frontiersman and army officer, born in Mexico: explored western coast of U.S.


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About a month later, officials in Riverside County rescued 480 ducks from a home in Anza that authorities say was operating as a sanctuary.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Saturday about the group of lost hikers near State Route 74 in Anza.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2026

The group has lived in various properties in Colton, Hemet and Anza since the late 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

The BBC also spoke to the family of the second woman who was killed, Khadija Abu Anza.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

During the initial period of settlement and exploration in California, from 1769 to 1776, several important and well-known expeditions entered the area, among them those of Portola, Anza, Fages, and Cañizares.

From Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 by Cook, Sherburne Friend

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