Rio San Gabriel Battlefield

Los Angeles County · Washington Boulevard and Bluff Road, Montebello · location approximate

Near this site, on January 8, 1847, was fought the Battle of the Río San Gabriel between American forces commanded by Captain Robert F. Stockton, U.S. Navy, Commander in Chief, Brigadier General Stephen W. Kearney, U.S. Army, and Californians commanded by General José María Flores.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document.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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