La Punta De Los Muertos
California State Historic Landmark 57
12/02/96
#057 La Punta de Los Muertos
(Dead Men's Point)
Burial site of sailors and marines in 1782 when San Diego Bay was
surveyed & charted by Don Juan Pantoja y Arriaga, pilot, and Don Jose Tovar,
mate, of the royal frigates "La Princesa" and "La Favorita" under command of Don
Agustin de Echeverria.
Nothing remains of this site.
SE corner of Market St and Pacific Hwy (State Hwy 163), San Diego.
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