hispanic history facts Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/hispanic-history-facts Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:24:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 California Early Latino Settlements http://travelsfinders.com/california-early-latino-settlements.html http://travelsfinders.com/california-early-latino-settlements.html#respond Fri, 06 May 2016 18:44:00 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=203663 California’s colonization began first with the arrival of Portuguese sailors exploring the coastline and continued with Spanish soldiers and Franciscan missionaries who accompanied them. Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese sailor, was the first sailor to explore the coast of California in 1542, sailing into the San Diego bay and describing its port. Later expeditions by the Spaniard Sebastian Vizcaino in 1602 uncovered Monterey Bay. Vizcaino’s explorations of the coastline were extensive; as he ventured inland, he charted his visit to the coastline meticulously. His expedition reports underscored the suitability of California colonization and proposed Monterey as a port of call.

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