Pacifica in San Mateo County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Captain Don Gaspar de Portolà

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, March 25, 2016

1. Captain Don Gaspar de Portolà Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Born in Balaguer, Catalonia, Spain • First Governor of California • Founder of San Diego and Monterey • Discoverer of the Bay of San Francisco on November 4, 1769.

Presented by the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, the Honorable Jordi Pujol, on November 5, 1988 to the people of the State of California, the Honorable George Deukmejian, Governor.

Erected 1988 by the Generalitat of Catalonia.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Portolá Expedition series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1975.

Location. 37° 35.91′ N, 122° 30.018′ W. Marker is in Pacifica, California, in San Mateo County. Marker is on Coast Highway (California Route 1) near Crespi Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pacifica CA 94044, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Discovery of San Francisco Bay (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Charles Gust 1888-1969 (approx. 0.8 miles away); Sanchez Adobe (approx. 0.8 miles away); Open Spaces and Wild Places (approx. 1.1 miles away); Cut Off! (approx. 1.1 miles away); Mori's Point Inn (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Enduring Aramai (approx. 1.6 miles away); The Little Brown Church (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pacifica.

More about this marker. The 9-foot statue was sculpted by Spanish artist Josep Maria Subirachs and his associate, Francesco Carulla. It was given to the State of California by the Autonomous Region of Catalonia in northeastern Spain.

Also see . . . Gaspar de Portolà. (Submitted on June 6, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California.)

Captain Don Gaspar de Portola image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Karen Key, April 29, 2007

2. Captain Don Gaspar de Portola

Photographed By Karen Key, April 29, 2007

3. Captain Don Gaspar de Portola

Captain Don Gaspar de Portolà image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Karen Key, April 29, 2007

4. Captain Don Gaspar de Portolà

Photographed By Karen Key, April 29, 2007

5. Captain Don Gaspar de Portola

Captain Don Gaspar de Portolà statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, March 25, 2016

6. Captain Don Gaspar de Portolà statue

Credits. This page was last revised on November 8, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 3,271 times since then and 95 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 26, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 6, 2007, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. 6. submitted on March 26, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.