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Santa Catarina Historical Marker

Historical Marker on Indian Creek, Coyote Creek in Coyote Canyon Cultural Preserve, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Santa Rosa Mountains State Wilderness, Sonoran Desert near Borrego Springs, CA

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This spring area was named by Captain Juan Bautista de Anza when his overland exploration party camped here on March 14, 1774 during the opening of the Anza Trail from Sonora into Alta California. Anza’s colonizing expedition of 1775 consisting of 240 persons and over 800 head of livestock camped here the night of December 23, 1775

— The Plaque at Santa Catarina Spring

Santa Catarina Spring

Spring in Coyote Canyon Cultural Preserve, Anza-Borrego Desert SP, Santa Rosa Mountains State Wilderness, Sonoran Desert near Borrego Springs, CA

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