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| Landmark #260 | Santa Clara County | Visited: August 27, 2016 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque in a park! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: After an armed confrontation on January 2 and a meeting the following day, Marine Captain Ward Marston, commander of the United States expeditionary force, and Francisco Sánchez, leader of the Mexican-Californian ranchers, agreed to a treaty here on January 7, 1847. U.S. forces were to recognize the rights of the Californians and end seizures of their property.
OTHER TIDBITS: This was not an epic battle by any means! The U.S. forces’ cannon got stuck in the mud right away, and though there were some shots exchanged with the Californios for two hours, no one was hurt! The two sides didn’t fight any more after that and instead dedicated five days to negotiating this treaty! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Civic Center Park NE corner of El Camino Real and Lincoln St Santa Clara, CA 95050 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~345mi (556km) — 5.8hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |