Battle of San Pasqual - Legacy

Legacy

• Kearny Mesa, an area of San Diego, was later named after the US general.
• Kit Carson Park on the south side of Escondido was named in his honor.
• Beale Air Force Base in Marysville, California is named after Edward Beale.
• Camp Gillespie, completed in 1942 during World War II, was named in honor of Lieutenant Archibald Gillespie. In 1944 the federal government transferred the property to the County of San Diego. It rechristened the facility as Gillespie Field, since used as a municipal airport.
• Captain Benjamin D. Moore, who was killed from battle wounds, was honored by the dedication and naming of Fort Moore in downtown Los Angeles, California. The Fort Moore Hill Pioneer Memorial further honors Moore and other American pioneers.
• The site of the battle is commemorated as San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park, a site on the National Register of Historic Places.