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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Junípero_SerraJunípero Serra - Wikipedia

    4 days ago · Weighing the risk of his soldiers dying of starvation, Portolá set a deadline of March 19, the feast of saint Joseph, patron of his expedition: If no ship arrived by that day—Portolá told Serra—he would march his men south the next morning.

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › Christopher-ColumbusChristopher Columbus - Explorer, Voyages, New World

    Sep 24, 2024 · Consortia put together by a royal treasury official and composed mainly of Genoese and Florentine bankers in Sevilla (Seville) provided at least 1,140,000 maravedis to outfit the expedition, and Columbus supplied more than a third of the sum contributed by the king and queen.

  3. www.britannica.com › place › La-Brea-Tar-PitsLa Brea Tar Pits | California, Map, & Facts | Britannica

    Sep 23, 2024 · Gaspar de Portolá’s expedition in 1769 explored the area, which encompasses about 20 acres (8 hectares). The tar pits are thick, sticky pools of viscous asphalt (the lowest grade of crude oil) that has oozed to the surface from a large petroleum reservoir.

  4. lahosken.san-francisco.ca.us › new › 2024/09/22Book Report: Alta California

    Sep 22, 2024 · In 1769, the Spaniards of Portolá expedition walked from San Diego to San Francisco Bay; a couple of people on the expedition took pretty good notes. Some time passed. A few years ago, author Nick Neely walked from San Diego to Palo Alto by San Francisco Bay, at the same time of year, keeping to Portolá's route and pace , mostly.

  5. roadtrippingcalifornia.com › mission-san-diego-de-alcalaVisiting Mission San Diego de Alcala in San Diego, California...

    Sep 15, 2024 · In 1769, the soldiers, led by Gaspar de Portolá, built the Presidio of San Diego on what is now Presidio Hill. The priests, led by Father Serra, established the mission, to serve the Spanish colonists, and to convert the local Kumeyaay people. The San Diego Mission was the first Spanish mission built in California.

  6. www.linkedin.com › pulse › history-separation-baja-californiaThe History and Separation of Baja California and Alta ... -...

    Sep 5, 2024 · In 1769, Gaspar de Portolá led an expedition that resulted in the establishment of the first mission in Alta California—Mission San Diego de Alcalá. Over the next several decades, the Spanish...

  7. lahosken.san-francisco.ca.us › newLarry Hosken: New

    Sep 24, 2024 · In 1769, the Spaniards of Portolá expedition walked from San Diego to San Francisco Bay; a couple of people on the expedition took pretty good notes. Some time passed. A few years ago, author Nick Neely walked from San Diego to Palo Alto by San Francisco Bay, at the same time of year, keeping to Portolá's route and pace , mostly.