Cabrillo Landing Site
N 32° 41.024 W 117° 14.203
11S E 477808 N 3616251
Site where Juan Cabrillo landed his ships at the entrance to San Diego Bay.
Waymark Code: WM4YJK
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/13/2008
Views: 9
Seeking the mythical Strait of Anián (the Northwest Passage) for Spain, on September 28, 1542, Iberian navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo brought his three ships to Ballast Point, the first European landing on the coast of Alta California.
California Historical Landmark No. 56.
First registered December 6, 1932. Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the U.S. Department of the Navy and Squibob Chapter, E. Clampus Vitus, September 26, 1992.
This marker is hard to get to. Its on the submarine base on Point Loma. Public access is allowed during the annual Cabrillo Festival.
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