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| 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:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Monta Vista High School W parking lot 21840 McClellan Rd Cupertino, CA 95014 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~348mi (561km) — 5.8hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |