San Pasqual Valley, San Diego, California
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San Pasqual Valley is the northernmost community of the City of San Diego. It is bordered on the north by the City of Escondido, on the east and west by unincorporated land within San Diego County, and on the south by the City of Poway and the community of Rancho Bernardo.
State Highway 78 runs through the valley between Escondido and Ramona. The valley is part of the Santa Ysabel watershed, which drains into the San Dieguito River.
Much of the valley is part of the San Pasqual Valley Agricultural Preserve, and home to citrus, avocado, and dairy farms. It is recognized as an American Viticultural Area by the US BATF.
The San Diego Wild Animal Park occupies 1,800 acres (7 km²) in the valley. Also located in the valley is the site of the Battle of San Pasqual, which was fought during the Mexican-American War, The Battle of San Pasqual (also spelled San Pascual) was a military encounter that occurred during the Mexican-American War in what is now the San Pasqual Valley community of the city of San Diego, California.
On December 6 and December 7, 1846, the Californios, and their Presidial Lancers, led by General Don Andrés Pico, (1810-1876), defeated Stephen W. Kearny's US Army column of 150 men, killing 22 and wounding 18. The American forces were severely unprepared and on mules while General Pico had 150 fresh troops on horses. After the battle, Kearny sent dispatches carried by Kit Carson requesting urgent reinforcements to Commodore Stockton, who was headquartered at San Diego, 28 miles (45 km) to the south-southwest. Stockton quickly dispatched a unit of over 200 sailors and Marines, whose arrival caused the Californios to disperse, and Kearny's battered forces were escorted to San Diego, California.
The San Pasqual and Clevenger Canyon Open Space Park is located at the eastern end of the valley.
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- San Diego Community Profile
- Wine Institute
- San Pasqual and Clevenger Canyon Open Space Park
- The history of the San Pasqual Trussells
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