The Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe was founded Nov. 29, 1777, which means that the modern city of San Jose is blowing out 246 candles on its birthday cake. That also means the city's 250th birthday is just four years away, and while that may sound like a long time out, it's really not. Planning needs to start now on how to mark the major milestone, especially if we want it to be an event the entire city can take part in and be proud of.
Events were attended by the president of Bank of America remember, its founder, A.P. Giannini was from San Jose and the Spanish consul general from San Francisco. San Jose is a much bigger, bolder and diverse city than it was in 1977. The celebration in 2027 should be, too. So how should the city celebrate 250? Without a doubt, it should reach way back before 1777 to include the indigenous inhabitants of the Santa Clara Valley. That's a concept History San Jose already has incorporated into its San Jose Roots heritage event every November.
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