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41-569: Don José de Cañizares — diarist on the 1769 overland Portola expedition and who sailed with Don Juan Manuel de Ayala on the San Carlos , the first ship to enter San Francisco Bay on August 5, 1775 — named the cove north and west of Benicia Puerto de las Asunta ( Assumption Harbor in Spanish) because he discovered it on that feast day in 1775. The cove is noted as "J" on Cañizares' famous 1781 Map of San Francisco Bay. The present name, Southampton Bay,

82-442: A 50-mile route that will, when finished, ring the strait. Dillon's Point offers prime shore fishing for white sturgeon ( Acipenser transmontanus ), starry flounder ( Platichthys stellatus ) and striped bass ( Morone saxatilis ). Jos%C3%A9 de Ca%C3%B1izares José de Cañizares y Suárez (4 July 1676 – 4 September 1750) was a Spanish playwright. Cavalry officer, public official, and author of around one hundred works, he

123-598: A daughter, Jerónima, presumably named after Cañizares' mother. Pérez Pastor notes the daughter's birth as after 1734. The family residence was located in the Calle de las Veneras, opposite the Plazuela de Santo Domingo. The year 1747 marked a change in Cañizares' life. Now in his seventies, he took a position in the counting house of the Duke of Osuna. On 25 November, he and his wife made

164-603: A few of Cañizares' non-dramatic works, most notably a collection of lyrics for villancicos de Navidad (Christmas carols) commissioned by the Royal Chapel of Madrid, and two examples of Gongorine -style funereal prose in honor of the Dauphin of France , father of Felipe V . The total number of Cañizares' plays that continued to be staples of the major theaters of Madrid comes to 24. Of these, 20 had at least one performance after 1800. The operatic theater Caños del Peral presented

205-539: A few of his plays along with a series of Golden Age works in the early 19th century. The last 19th century data available show a performance of the all-time favorite figurón play Dómine Lucas in the Teatro de la Cruz in 1840. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, some of his zarzuelas have been successfully revived on the Madrid stage. Starry flounder The starry flounder ( Platichthys stellatus ), also known as

246-650: A military hero who saves the day for his or her country, are Carlos V sobre Túnez ( Charles V at Tunis), El guapo Julián Romero (The Daring Julian Romero ), La heroica Antona García (The Heroic Antona Garcia). Some examples of his picaresque comedias are El picarillo en España y Señor de la Gran Canaria (The Little Rogue in Spain, and Lord of Grand Canary), and El falso nuncio de Portugal (The False Papal Agent of Portugal). Religious plays ( comedias de santos ) include, among others, La más amada de Cristo, Santa Gertrudis la Magna (The Most Beloved of Christ, St. Gertrude

287-420: A mouthful of water also to help pull the prey in. As the fish develops more, they are able to feed upon small clams , some larger fish, invertebrates and also worms. When the starry flounder reaches adulthood the primary stomach contents that has been found are clams. Clams that are too large for ingestion often have their siphons eaten. The starry flounder has a relatively large home range, going from

328-507: A rough feel. The eyed side is black to dark brown, while the lower side is white or cream-colored. Although classed as "righteye flounders," individuals may have their eyes on either the right or left side. They have been recorded at up to 91 cm and 9 kg. Starry flounders are inshore fish, ranging up estuaries well into the freshwater zone, to the first riffles , with young found as much as 120 km inland. In marine environments, they occur as deep as 375 m. They glide over

369-421: A white to yellow-orange complexion, with black bands running perpendicular to the fish. The posterior fin or caudal fin is slightly rounded. Lateral lines with a slight curve run over the pectoral fin and a complete lack of an accessory dorsal branch is found within this species. This species relies heavily on its strong anal spine for swimming. This anal spine is used as the primary driver of locomotion while

410-458: A will, giving her custody of the children in the event of his death. He received his salary as fiscal for the last time on 10 September 1750. The balance for the remaining six months was collected by his widow. Don José de Cañizares died on 4 September 1750 at his Madrid residence, and was buried in the Dominican monastery of El Rosario. His works lived on, continuing to be performed in Madrid and

451-536: Is Music) incorporates a figurón who competes with the hero for the hand of his lady. The public had a special fondness for Cañizares' comedias de magia , a genre full of special effects and sudden plot twists. Among these are El asombro de Francia, Marta la Romarantina (The Wonder of France, Marta la Romarantina—Parts I and II), Don Juan de Espina en Milán , Don Juan de Espina en Madrid , and El anillo de Giges y mágico rey de Lidia (The Ring of Giges and Magician-King of Lydia—Parts I, II and III). Also extant are

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492-421: Is covered with marsh plants such as salt grass ( Distichlis spicata ), pickleweed ( Batis maritima ), coyote bush ( Baccharis pilularis ) and soft bird's-beak ( Cordylanthus mollis ). Bird’s-beak is an endangered gray-green annual herb in the snapdragon family. Park mammals include the federally endangered northern salt marsh harvest mice ( Reithrodontomys raviventris halicoetes ). Other mammals living in

533-495: Is for the Navy frigate Southampton , which Commodore Thomas ap Catesby Jones sailed, along with a small fleet, to the cove in 1849. The Southampton Bay Wetland Natural Preserve makes up 70% of the park. The Southampton mudflat formed eroded upriver silt and clay deposits exceeds 1,000 feet (300 m) thick. The principal habitats here are brackish marsh , saltwater marsh and freshwater marsh. This rare and endangered wetland ecosystem

574-403: Is something this fish stays away from because of its inability to keep its cells from becoming hypersalinated. The starry flounder before metamorphosis is dependent upon planktonic organisms as a food source during its younger stage of life. Feeding is usually done by waiting for the prey to settle to the floor or around eye level of the flounder and then make a quick lunge at the food drawing

615-529: Is the 1.5-mile-long walk out to Dillon Point on the park road. Picnicking is available at the group picnic area, one mile into the park. The Forrest Deaner Native Plants Botanic Garden is located at the end of the picnic area, offering displays of and information about plants native to the Bay Area. From the top of Dillon Point, you can trace the route of the Carquinez Strait Scenic Loop Trail ,

656-769: The North Pacific Ocean all the way to Southern California. Within the Pacific Ocean they are located in Korea and Southern Japan through Bering Strait and Arctic Alaska to the Coronation Gulf . They have also been prominently found in Canada , Santa Barbara and Southern California. In California the P. stellatus is of relatively minor importance within fisheries, only entering commercial catch at major fishing ports north of Point Conception. Usually filleted and often sold under

697-562: The P. stellatus is its ability to change its body coloration depending upon the substrate or environment that it is in. This process is done by changing pigment granule concentration in chromatophores , which will the result in the shade variations seen within this species. The primary habitat for this species is within mud, sand, or gravel bottoms from 0–375 m (1230 ft), but most commonly above 146 m (479 ft). They are usually found near shore and often enter brackish or even fresh water on occasion. Highly salinated water

738-483: The grindstone , emery wheel and long-nosed flounder , is a common flatfish found around the margins of the North Pacific . The distinctive features of the starry flounder include the combination of black and white-to-orange bar on the dorsal and anal fins , as well as the skin covered with scales modified into tiny star-shaped plates or tubercles (thus both the common name and species epithet), resulting in

779-488: The 18th century theatrical repertoire. The earliest of Cañizares' plays to be performed were zarzuelas on classical, mythological, and chivalresque themes presented in the royal theater of the Buen Retiro . This type of play, produced in collaboration with well-known composers of the period (Antonio de Líteres, José Nebra, Jaime Facco, Francisco Coradini), incorporated many features (da capo arias, duets, dance sequences) of

820-507: The Great—Parts I and II), Lo que vale ser devoto de San Antonio de Padua (The Value of Devotion to St. Anthony of Padua), A cuál mejor, confesada y confesor (Which Is Greater, Confessed or Confessor?-- St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross ). La viva imagen de Cristo: El Santo Niño de la Villa de la Guardia (The Living Image of Christ: The Holy Child of Villa de la Guardia) is based on

861-517: The Italian opera so loved by Felipe V and both his Italian-born queens. Spoken scenes and passages alternated with those that were sung. What made the zarzuela uniquely Spanish was the retention of many elements of the Calderonian comedia, including the three-act format and typical characters such as the rustic nobleman ( figurón ) and comical servant ( gracioso ). We have first performance dates for

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902-548: The Magistrate and his appointee (Cañizares), plus the Vicar of Madrid and his two appointees. Every play proposed for public performance in Madrid had to be submitted to this committee. Each of the officials in turn must approve the play or it would be banned from the stage. As the years went by, Cañizares submitted many of his own plays for approval. As he gained experience in his craft,

943-635: The Pacific Flyway, many waterfowl winter in the park. Cyclists , runners , walkers and roller skaters enjoy the park's 2.5 miles (4 km) of road and bike paths. The Hike and Bike Trail—two parallel, paved, accessible trails—begins at the Military West entrance and runs 0.75 miles to the main park entrance, joining Dillon Point Road for 1.5 miles. The trail system is part of the Bay Area Ridge Trail and San Francisco Bay Trail . Most popular

984-455: The Teatro de la Cruz. Cañizares wrote nearly every conceivable type of comedia. Among his most popular capa y espada (cloak and sword) plays written in the tradition of Calderón are Castigar Favoreciendo (To Punish by Favoring), Dios los cría y ellos se juntan (Birds of a Feather Flock Together), Yo me entiendo y Dios me entiende (I Know What I Mean and God Knows What I Mean). Some of his most popular historical plays, which focus on

1025-521: The U.S. as far as the mouth of the Santa Ynez River in Santa Barbara County, California . They are an important game and food fish across their range. The starry flounder has an oval shaped body with a slender, pointed head. Its eyed side is an olive to dark brown or almost black in some cases and the blind side is a white or creamy white color. This species has unpaired fins ranging from

1066-482: The board occasionally called upon him to revise a classic Golden Age play so that it would comply with the moral and political views of early 18th century Spain. His signed approbations are to be found on manuscripts dating as early as 1702. Receipts for his annual salary as fiscal are found dating as early as 1708. He supplemented his military and civil service incomes by composing 2-4 major plays per year up through 1734. Of Cañizares' family life, we know only what

1107-414: The bottom by rippling their dorsal and anal fins, feeding on a variety of benthic invertebrates. Larvae start out consuming planktonic algae and crustaceans , then as they metamorphose they shift to larger prey. Like all flounders, when they are young, starry flounders swim around like normal fish in a vertical position, but soon they begin to tilt to one side as they swim and eventually live lying on

1148-414: The fish and the substrate. This is also for water to escape through an opening on the blind side, gill slit, of the fish and lessens the amount of effort needed to move. Movement of this fish has been described to look much like crawling, with the first few rays of the dorsal and anal fins moving in a rowing motion that progresses caudally along the fish creating a waving movement of the fins, propelling

1189-482: The fish forward. Flounders are also capable of backwards locomotion, which is achieved with the same waving movement of the fins but the rowing motion progresses anteriorly. This movement is used as a method of escape or if it encounters an obstacle. When quick movements are needed from this fish, such as when feeding or frightened, the pectoral fin is extended at a right angle from the body, and used as an additional paddle. Another key behavioral ability displayed by

1230-413: The fish is swimming through the open ocean. Through an up and down motion the fish achieves a propelling effect. The starry flounder has a multitude of well studied behaviors that are exhibited on a daily basis. At a normal resting position the dorsal and anal fins are angled so to prevent the body from resting upon the substrate, support being given by the fins, so as to create a cushion of water between

1271-426: The following zarzuelas : Acis y Galatea (1708—repeated at the royal court of Lisbon in 1711), Las Amazonas de España (1720), Amor es todo invención: Jupiter y Anfitrión (Love is a Fiction—1721), Angélica y Medoro (1722), and La hazaña mayor de Alcides (The Greatest Deed of Alcides—1723). After this period, Cañizares began writing for the great public theaters of Madrid, the Teatro del Príncipe and

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1312-678: The legend of the Holy Child of La Guardia . The two genres at which Cañizares excelled, the comedia de figurón (rural nobleman at court) and the comedia de magia (magic), both enjoyed a long life in the "little theaters" of Madrid. One or another of the most popular seldom failed to be presented at Christmas, Easter, and other seasons of joy. Among his figurón plays are El Dómine Lucas , La más ilustre fregona (The Most Illustrious Kitchenmaid) and El honor da entendimiento (Honor Gives Understanding). The zarzuela De los hechizos de amor la música es el mayor (The Greatest Enchantment of Love

1353-498: The little pieces that rounded out a theatrical evening. Many of his plays enjoyed immense popularity in his lifetime and formed an integral part of the repertoire of the Madrid companies for over 60 years after his death. He is said to have written his earliest play in 1696 at the age of 13: Las cuentas del Gran Capitán , a reworking of a play by Lope de Vega . When finally produced in his adult years, Cañizares' version enjoyed such success that it eventually replaced Lope's play in

1394-535: The minor nobility or hidalgo class, which their son later portrayed with humor in many of his plays. Sometime in his late teens or early twenties, Cañizares entered the military service. In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) he served with a unit of heavily armored cavalry , fighting on the side of Felipe V . By 1711, he had attained the rank of Lieutenant Captain, and also, due to his family background,

1435-685: The park are coyote ( Canis latrans ), river otter ( Lontra canadensis ), muskrat ( Ondatra zibethicus ) and California golden beaver ( Castor canadensis subauratus ). The beaver probably migrated from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in 2007. Historically, before the California Fur Rush of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the Delta probably held the largest concentration of beaver in North America. It

1476-591: The patronage of the Duke of Osuna , and his own growing fame as author of comedias in the Golden Age tradition, enjoyed a place at Felipe's court. In 1702 Cañizares found himself appointed by the Magistrate of Madrid as fiscal de comedias , a member of the Board of Theatrical Censors, an office which he exercised in the intervals between combat when the king and his armies returned to the capital. This five-member committee included

1517-401: The provinces through the remainder of the 18th century and on into the first few years of the 19th, with occasional revivals up to the present day. José de Cañizares was the most prolific dramatist of early 18th century Spain , credited with writing 80-100 comedias and zarzuelas , plus numerous minor works such as loas , entremeses , mojigangas , bailes , and fines de fiesta ,

1558-515: The public records, as cited chiefly by Cristóbal Pérez Pastor , reveal. Sometime prior to 1733, Cañizares retired from the military and contracted marriage with Doña Lorenza, daughter of Don Gregorio Alvarez de Losada and Doña Phelipa Osorio de Redín, both residents of Madrid. Doña Lorenza was the widow of Don Andrés González Valdés y Salgado, with whom she had had a son, Pedro. On 16 November 1733, she gave birth to Cañizares' son and heir, named José after his father and grandfather. She also bore him

1599-576: The sandy floor. As well as many other changes in body structure, the migration of one of the eyes to the other side of the head is one of the most crucial changes. Other changes include the loss of dark color on the under side. On the western side of the Pacific they occur as far south as Japan and Korea , ranging through the Aleutian Islands , the coast of Alaska , Canada , and down the West Coast of

1640-925: Was California's early fur trade, more than any other single factor, that opened up the West, and the San Francisco Bay Area in particular, to world trade. In 1840, explorer Captain Thomas Farnham wrote that "There is probably no spot of equal extent in the whole continent of America which contains so many of these muchsought animals." Benicia SRA has been designated an Important Bird Area , providing habitat for endangered California clapper rails ( Rallus longirostris obsoletus ) and black rails ( Laterallus jamaicensis ). Other uncommon species include Virginia rails ( Rallus limicola ), Suisun song sparrows ( Melospiza melodia maxillaris ) and salt marsh common yellowthroat ( Geothlypis trichas sinuosa ). On their journey along

1681-459: Was one of the most important dramatists of the early 18th century. Born in Madrid on 4 July 1676, and baptized ten days later in the church of San Martín, Cañizares had his roots in the countryside south of the capital. His parents were by birth manchegos , from Almagro , Ciudad Real , in the region known as La Mancha . Don José was named after his father. His mother was Doña Jerónima Suárez de Toledo y la Caballería. Both parents belonged to

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