Viscaino's and Junipero Serra's landing site
N 36° 36.288 W 121° 53.713
10S E 598807 N 4051601
This is the place where the first Europeans set foot on California soil.
Waymark Code: WMDWC
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2006
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On December 15, 1602, 60 years after Juan Cabrillo discovered Monterey Bay, Sebastian Vizcaino anchored here. He went ashore the next day and landed on a sandy beach where a small stream emptied into the bay from a ravine. This is the place where Vizcaino planted the Spanish flag and claimed California for Spain and left after only a couple of days.
168 years later, on June 3rd, 1770, Friar Junipero Serra landed at exactly the same spot and this time, the Spaniards stayed. This date is the founding date of Monterey and the beginning of permanent Spanish presence in what was then called Alta California.
Marker Number: 128.00
Marker Name: Landing Place of Sebastian Vizcaino and Fray Junipero Serra
County: Monterey
Has Official CA Plaque: no
Location:
Monterey State Historic Park, SW corner of Scott & Pacific Str., Monterey
Website: [Web Link]
Marker Dedication Date: Not listed
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