Join desert journalist/historian Steve Brown on a Mojave Monday for a journey down the Old Spanish Trail, from Santa Fe to Los Angeles, where we’ll learn about the Mexican city of LA in the early and mid-1800s, trade on the trail (including the slave trade), and the historical American figures who played a part in its use – and abuse. We’ll meet up with the Native chief and legendary horse thief, Walkara, New Mexico trader Antonio Armijo, John Fremont, Kit Carson, Jedidiah Smith, and others, with a special focus on the Old Spanish Trail from Mountain Springs, Nevada, through the Mojave Desert. The documentary Brown has written and produced for public broadcasting and the FNX (First Nations Experience) network, History and Change on the Old Spanish Trail: Mountain Springs to Salt Creek, will be screened as part of the presentation.

This presentation is a Paul and Jane Smith Desert History Lecture, part of CMC’s Mojave Month 2024, a month of desert-focused cultural programs.

Room 101, 100 Quad

Community Education: $5