FIRST - Governor of California - Monterey, CA
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N 36° 36.076 W 121° 53.657
10S E 598895 N 4051210
Located at 2 Portola Plaza, Monterey, CA 93940
Waymark Code: WMRPTM
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/19/2016
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A statue of Captain Don Gasper de Portola located in front of the Portola Hotel in Monterey is accompanied by a plaque which informs us:
"Captain Don Gaspar de Portola of the army of King Carlos III of Spain. First Governor of California, 1768-1770. With Father Junipero Serra founded Monterey on June 3, 1770. Donated by H. M. King Juan Carlos I of Spain to the City of Monterey on the bicentennial of the United States of America. Fausto Blazquez - sculptor. Rededicated by H. M. King Juan Carlos I of Spain, October 3, 1987."
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1768
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