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Presents the life of a woman whose family members were among the first Hispanic settlers to come to California to establish ranches and to help build missions.

Juana Briones de Miranda lived an unusual life, which is wonderfully recounted in this highly accessible biography. She was one of the first residents of what i

Musician, botanist, baseball player, pilot—the Latinos featured in Bravo!, from author Margarita Engle and illustrator Rafael López, come from many different

Juana Briones de Miranda lived an unusual life. She was one of the first residents of what is now San Francisco, then named Yebra Buena (Good Herb), reportedly

Juana Briones purchased one square league of land known as La Purisima Concepcion located in Santa Clara County, California.