Tubac’s 4th Annual Santa Gertrudis Day in Conjunction with Anza Day - Free
Sat, Mar 12
|Tubac Presidio State Historic Park
A blessing of St. Ann's Church, the Anza Trail Color Guard, & fun activities for the whole family! Plus a guided tour of the Outdoor Blacksmith Exhibit by artist/blacksmith Ira Wiesenfeld from 11 am to noon and the opening of two new exhibits!
Time & Location
Mar 12, 2022, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St, Tubac, AZ 85646, USA
Guests
About the Event
This year’s Anza Day celebration has been re-envisioned to reflect more historical accuracy and provide for the educational engagement of youngsters in this most significant event in Tubac’s history when Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza made the 1775 overland expedition from Tubac to the Pacific.
It begins in the cool of the morning at the Tubac Presidio at 10 am with period costumed riders executing cavalry drills. On the command of, “Vayan subiendo”, the Anza riders will assemble along with a host of imaginary settlers and livestock and proceed to the steps of St. Ann's Church (the site of Tubac’s original church, Santa Gertrudis).
There they will receive a blessing for the journey and head north with the first day objective of La Canoa.
Subsequently, from 11 am to noon at the Presidio we will have a tour of the current outdoor exhibition of sculptures made by the…