A picture of a text excerpt from a sign titled "The Anza Trail and the Santa Clara Valley" placed on the campus of Santa Clara University outside the entrance of Charney Hall
In 1776, a multi-ethnic group of families completed an epic, 1900-mile journey at the mouth of San Francisco Bay. These 240 men, women, and children -- the first Spanish settlers to come overland into California -- forged a path through history and…