A giant statue of Juan Bautista de Anza, the Spanish explorer who blazed a trail to California in 1774, is taking form in Newman Park, Riverside, as a gift to the city from the Riverside Art Association on April 12, 1940. It will be dedicated during Riverside's De Anza days, May 11 to 18.
Anza, Juan Bautista de,--1693-1740--Statues Riverside Art Association Monuments--California--Riverside Statues--California--Riverside Explorers--California--Riverside Riverside (Calif.)
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