De La Guerra Plaza
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De La Guerra Plaza is a small park type area in downtown Santa Barbara
, California
located right next to the Santa Barbara News Press. It is best known for the activities that take place there during Santa Barbara's
huge annual Fiesta, early every August. There are booths, musical performances and lots of festivities for the downtown area in De La Guerra Plaza. In the 1950s, there was always a glass blowing booth where children could buy and take home glass ornaments as souvenirs.
Mexican Alta California
era. The plaza
is located in front of the De la Guerra Adobe
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
located right next to the Santa Barbara News Press. It is best known for the activities that take place there during Santa Barbara's
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
huge annual Fiesta, early every August. There are booths, musical performances and lots of festivities for the downtown area in De La Guerra Plaza. In the 1950s, there was always a glass blowing booth where children could buy and take home glass ornaments as souvenirs.
History
De la Guerra Plaza was a public gathering place and festival area as far back as Santa Barbara'sSanta Barbara, California
Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
Mexican Alta California
Alta California
Alta California was a province and territory in the Viceroyalty of New Spain and later a territory and department in independent Mexico. The territory was created in 1769 out of the northern part of the former province of Las Californias, and consisted of the modern American states of California,...
era. The plaza
Plaza
Plaza is a Spanish word related to "field" which describes an open urban public space, such as a city square. All through Spanish America, the plaza mayor of each center of administration held three closely related institutions: the cathedral, the cabildo or administrative center, which might be...
is located in front of the De la Guerra Adobe
Paseo de la Guerra
The Paseo de la Guerra is a complex of historic buildings in downtown Santa Barbara, California.It includes the Spanish Colonial architecture adobe Casa de la Guerra, the restored historic home of a Spanish Military Officer, Civil Servant, and Californio rancher Jose de la Guerra y Noriega on which...
See also
- History of Santa Barbara, CaliforniaHistory of Santa Barbara, CaliforniaThe history of Santa Barbara, California, begins approximately 13,000 years ago with the arrival of the first Native Americans. The Spanish came in the 18th century to occupy and Christianize the area, which became part of Mexico following the Mexican War of Independence...
- Casa de la GuerraCasa de la GuerraThe Casa de la Guerra was the residence of the fifth commandant of the Presidio de Santa Barbara, José de la Guerra y Noriega from 1828 until his death in 1858. Descendants of José lived in the home until 1943. The site is currently owned and operated by the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic...
- José de la Guerra y NoriegaJosé de la Guerra y NoriegaJosé Antonio de la Guerra y Noriega was a soldier and early settler of California.-Biography:José de la Guerra was born 1779 at Novales, Cantabria, Spain. As a boy he wished to be a friar...
- Pablo de la GuerraPablo de la GuerraPablo de la Guerra , from the de la Guerra family of Santa Barbara, California, was the Acting Lieutenant Governor of California, 1861-1862...
- Antonio Maria de la GuerraAntonio Maria de la GuerraAntonio Maria de la Guerra, , Mayor of Santa Barbara, California, several times a member of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, California State Senator and Captain of California Volunteers in the American Civil War....
- Alfred RobinsonAlfred RobinsonAlfred Robinson was an American businessman and author in 19th century Alta California of Mexico and California of the United States...
- Anita de la Guerra de Noriega y Carrillo
- José de la Guerra y Noriega