Gaspar de Portolà - 200 years - Barcelona, Spain
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Inside the walls of Montjuïc Castle, a plaque and a statue commemorate the bicentenary of Gaspar de Portolá's death.
Waymark Code: WMQT7W
Location: Cataluña, Spain
Date Posted: 03/26/2016
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Gaspar de Portolá i Rovira (1716–1786) was a Spanish soldier and administrator in New Spain and became the founder and first governor of Alta California, as commander of the Spanish colonizing expedition on land and sea that established San Diego and Monterey. Portolá also led the first land expedition from San Diego to San Francisco. He named many geographic features on the way, many of which are still in use. (
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The plaque reads (Catalan):
"La Ciutat de Barcelona a Gaspar de Portolà 1er Governador de California. En el seu Bicentenari 1786 - 1986"
Translation:
"The City of Barcelona to Gaspar de Portolà 1st Governor of California. For his Bicentenary 1786 - 1986"