Downtown Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Route of the Settlers of Los Angeles
El Paseo de Los Pobladores de Los Angeles
Photographed By Craig Baker, July 4, 2023
1. Settlers of Los Angeles Marker
On February 2, 1781, a company of settlers recruited in the states of Sonora and Sinaloa, Mexico, began a historic journey from Los Alamos, Sonora. These were Los Pobladores, whose mission was the founding of El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula as planned by governor Felipe de Neve. They marched down the Rio Mayo to Santa Barbara Bay, crossed the Gulf of California to Loreto, Lower California, sailed northward in the gulf to San Luis Gonzaga Bay, then went inland to the Mission San Fernando de Vellicata. In May they started the long overland journey northward which ended August 18, 1781, at Mission San Gabriel. On September 4, 1781, the 11 families — 44 men, women, and children in all — moved to the site on the Rio Porciuncula which is now the city of Los Angeles.
Erected 1965 by County of Los Angeles.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic Americans • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 34° 3.39′ N, 118° 14.795′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Downtown Los Angeles. Marker can be reached from Grand Avenue north of 1st Street. Located in Grand Park, near the fountain. Touch for map.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Route of the Settlers of Los Angeles (within shouting distance of this marker); Christopher Columbus (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vietnam Memorial (about 800 feet away); Department of Water and Power (approx. 0.2 miles away); Los Angeles City Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); Temple Street Grade Separation (approx. ¼ mile away); Los Angeles Times (approx. ¼ mile away); Fort Moore (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.
More about this marker. Rio Porciuncula, cited on the marker’s inscription, is today’s Los Angeles River.
This marker faces north, and an identical marker 200 feet away faces south.
Photographed By Craig Baker, July 4, 2023
2. Settlers of Los Angeles Marker
Photographed By Craig Baker, July 4, 2023
3. Settlers of Los Angeles Marker
Photographed By Craig Baker, April 19, 2018
4. Route Map
Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 65 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 11, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4. submitted on June 22, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
