Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
Tubac, Arizona Anza Days Cultural Celebration
Anza Days in Tubac, AZ
A living history presentation on Anza's life
will be on the main stage Saturday. On Sunday, Anza, portrayed by Don
Garate of Tumacacori National Historical Park, and his troops will
attend mass at Tumacacori mission and then will ride up the Anza Trail
from Tumacacori Mission and arrive in Tubac about noon. He will give a
presentation to the awaiting crowd on the journey that he, his troops
and courageous settlers will begin to establish the Presidio at San
Francisco in October 1775.
Activities both days include living history presentations by
Los Tubaquenos, Tubac Presidio State Historic Park's volunteer group.
There will also be music including mariachi
music by Nogales High School Mariachi Apache, Black Mountain Singers, a
group of young Tohono O'Odham men who sing traditional songs while
playing a traditional drum, dancing by Dino Bones Ballet Folklorico, a
group of young girls from the Rio Rico area sharing their Hispanic
heritage.
There will also be programs for kids to learn about Anza's trek
and the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail. Margaret Styles,
with Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail, will be giving a
special lecture entitled "Are We There Yet: Challenges Families Faced on
the 1776 Anza Expedition."
For more information contact Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
at (520) 398-2252. This year's event will be complimentary to the
visiting public courtesy of the Anza Trail Coalition of Arizona who is
sponsoring the fees for the event.
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park is
located at One Burruel Street in Tubac, Arizona. The park is located 45
miles south of Tucson on Interstate 19.
Anza Days in Tubac commemorates the 1775-1776 trek by
Spanish settlers and military under the leadership of Capt. Juan Batista
de Anza II. They departed Tubac to establish the Presidio at San
Francisco, California. Tubac, which grew up around the Spanish presidio
built in 1752, is Arizona's first European settlement.
For information about Arizona State Parks call (602) 542-4174
(outside of the Phoenix metro area call toll-free (800) 285-3703) or
visit the website at www.azstateparks.com.
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Hardcover: 128 pages. Publisher: The Green Valley News and Sun; 1ST
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