Cheryl Anne StappMar 133 minDoña Francisca VallejoA dark-eyed beauty, Francisca Carrillo was born in San Diego when California was still a province of Imperial Spain, and raised in the...
Cheryl Anne StappOct 11, 20234 minBattle of NatividadThe Mexican-American War came to Pacific shores in July 1846, when U. S. Navy warships invaded the seaports at Monterey and San Francisco...
Cheryl Anne StappNov 2, 20223 minChief EstanislaoHis namesakes are Stanislaus County, and the Stanislaus River. He was Chief Estanislao, famous for leading bands of armed Native...
Cheryl Anne StappSep 28, 20223 minHucksters and ScalawagsFamilies who trundled overland in covered wagons during the 1840s, hoping to build a better life in the West, didn’t always know to be...