The site was a campsite for the Spanish Commander Juan Bautista de Anza and Father Francisco Garcés expedition of 1775 and 1776.

At the campsite was a spring where the expedition rested and watered its stock of mules, cattle, and horses.

A historical marker is at the site of the a first baptism on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

A second La Cristianita marker, open to the public is at the Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens at 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente.

The expedition route is now the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail.