Armistice Oak Tree

Santa Clara County · El Camino Real and Lawrence Station Road, Santa Clara · location approximate

Here, on January 8, 1847, Francisco Sánchez, leader of a California band surrendered himself and some American prisoners and arms to Lieutenant Grayson, thus ending the Battle of Santa Clara or "The Battle of the Mustard Stalks," of January 2, 1847. This armistice ended the last uprising against the tide of American conquest in the Santa Clara Valley.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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