Exploration of the present-day state of California, United States, 1769–1770
The Portolá expedition was a Spanish voyage of exploration in 1769–1770 that was the first recorded European exploration of the interior of the present-day California. It was led by Gaspar de Portolá, governor of Las Californias, the Spanish colonial province that included California, Baja California, and other parts of present-day Mexico and the United States. The expedition led to the founding of Alta California and contributed to the solidification of Spanish territorial claims in the disputed and unexplored regions along the Pacific coast of North America.
The Portoláexpedition was a Spanish voyage of exploration in 1769–1770 that was the first recorded European exploration of the interior of the present-day
Catalonia into an aristocratic family, he is best known for leading the Portoláexpedition into California, which laid the foundations of Spanish rule in the
private citizens, which is known as the California genocide. After the Portoláexpedition of 1769–1770, Spanish missionaries began setting up 21 California
Crespí's name for the nearby Los Angeles River, first sighted by the Portoláexpedition on August 2, the feast day of the dedication of the chapel of Porziuncola
Crespí's name for the nearby Los Angeles River, first sighted by the Portoláexpedition on August 2, the feast day of the dedication of the chapel of Porziuncola
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