8/24/2013
8/24/2013
8/24/2013
Landmark information
- Location:
Monterey State Historic Park, SW corner of Artillery and Pacific Sts, Monterey - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
7/13/1995 - Date Most Recently Visited:
8/24/2013 - GPS Coordinates:
N 36 36.284, W 121 53.721
About this landmark
Plaque text:
On June 3, 1770, near this spot, Don Gaspar de Portola, soldier, explorer, patriot
of Spain, founded the presidio and settlement of Monterey.