FIRST - non-indian grave in California
N 36° 36.369 W 121° 53.713
10S E 598805 N 4051750
The African-American boat caulker Alexis Nino died on board of His Majesty's ship San Antonio on June 2, 1770 and became the first non-indian to be burried in California.
0 km from your present location
Waymark Code: WMDW9
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2006
Views: 24
Prior to giving his first Mass in Alta California, Father Junipero Serra buried the only casualty of the voyage north from San Diego, boat caulker Alexis Nino, a black Freeman. Nino died on board the "San Antonio," anchored in Monterey Bay on June 2, 1770 and became the first non-Indian to be buried in what is now California.
Nino was a native of Acapulco. That is all we know. We don't know where is ancestors came from and we don't know what he looked like. In all the guidebooks and at all the websites covering Monterey's sights, I couldn't find a single notion of Alexo Nino and his grave - sad prove that American history is still gravely written as white men's history only.
The only online references I found were "California at the Crossroads" (
visit link) and "Five Views" (
visit link)
Visit Instructions:As a suggestion for your visit log, please make every effort to supply a brief-to-detailed note about your experience at the Waymark. If possible also include an image that was taken when you visited the Waymark. Images can be of yourself, a personal Waymarking signature item or just one of general interest that would be of value to others. Sharing your experience helps promote Waymarking and provides a dynamic history of your adventures.