Arroyo de San Joseph Cupertino!

Arroyo de San Joseph Cupertino
Landmark #800 Santa Clara County Visited: August 28, 2016 Plaque?  YES! 🙂
What is it? A plaque on the edge of a school parking lot!
What makes it historical? THE GUIDE SAYS: This arroyo honoring San Joseph, patron saint of flight and students, was first discovered and traversed by Spanish explorers in 1769. On March 25-26, 1776, Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza made it his encampment No. 93, as mapped by his cartographer, Padre Pedro Font, on his journey to the San Francisco Bay area where he initiated a colony, a mission, and a presidio.

OTHER TIDBITS: This Saint Joseph was born in 1603 in the city of Cupertino, Naples! Growing up, he had trouble learning and may have been autistic, but once he entered the Franciscan order, he began to change! Folks swore he could levitate off the ground during prayer and performed miracles left and right! For this reason, he became the patron saint of slow learners and flyers!

How can I Help the Helpers? HERE’S HOW:

  • Become a member of the Cupertino Historical Society!
  • Donate to the Cupertino Historical Society!
  • Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!
Where is this place? LISTED DIRECTIONS:
Monta Vista High School
W parking lot
21840 McClellan Rd
Cupertino, CA 95014

ANNOTATIONS:
Yup! That’s correct!

From Los Angeles: ~348mi (561km) — 5.8hrs
From Sacramento: ~125mi (202km) — 2.1hrs
From San Diego: ~468mi (754km) — 7.8hrs
From San Francisco: ~43mi (70km) — 0.8hrs

When should I go? Whenever the mood strikes you!

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