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.