Monterey in Monterey County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
El Castillo de Monterey
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 29, 2013
1. El Castillo de Monterey Marker
Erected by Monterey History & Art Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1792.
Location. 36° 36.365′ N, 121° 53.748′ W. Marker is in Monterey, California, in Monterey County. It can be reached from Corporal Ewing Road. This marker is located in the Presidio de Monterey to the east of Corporal Ewing Road on a small knoll overlooking Monterey Bay. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Monterey CA 93944, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Central Coast and specifically on the Coast Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hippolyte Bouchard Monument / Monumento a Hipσlito Bouchard (a few steps from this marker); The Argentine Navy (a few steps from this marker); El Castillo Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Here ... landed Very Rev. Father Junipero Serra (within shouting distance of this marker); Presidio of Monterey Museum (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Don Gaspar de Portolα (about 600 feet away); 400th Anniversary of the Naming of Monterey Bay by Gen. Sebastiαn Vizcaνno
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Bouchard Monument (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Posts at Monterey. El Castillo (1792-1846), the fort of the first presidio at Monterey, began as an open V shaped parapet of logs and adobe revetments enclosing a small wooden barracks. Adobe structures were added later. From 1792 to 1822, this fort was the castillio, or fortification, for the Spanish presidio. (Submitted on February 8, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, January 29, 2013
2. El Castillo de Monterey Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 892 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 8, 2013, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
