Landmark information
- Location:
Site and plaque in Camp Pendleton, Los Christianitos Canyon, on Christianitos Rd, 0.4 mi N of intersection of San Mateo Rd, 3 mi E of I-5 at San Clemente. Second plaque at Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens at 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
12/2/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
1/9/2019 - GPS Coordinates:
N 33 25.997, W 117 34.141
About this landmark
Plaque text:
La Cristianita
Near this spring, the first Christian baptism in Alta California was performed by Padre Francisco Gomez, a member of the Portola expedition in 1769.