Point Loma in San Diego in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Cabrillo Landing

Photographed by Kevin W., March 4, 2015

1. Cabrillo Landing Marker

Inscription. Seeking the mythical Strait of Anián (the Northwest Passage) for Spain, on September 28, 1542, Iberian navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo brought his three ships to Ballast Point, the first European landing on the coast of Alta California.

California Registered Historical Landmark No. 56

First registered December 6, 1932. Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the U.S. Department of the Navy and Squibob Chapter, E Clampus Vitus, September 26, 1992.

Erected 1992 by Squibob Chapter, E Clampus Vitus. (Marker Number 56.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks, and the E Clampus Vitus series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1879.

Location. 32° 41.024′ N, 117° 14.202′ W. Marker is in San Diego, California, in San Diego County. It is in Point Loma. It is at the intersection of Rosecrans Street and Guijarros Road on Rosecrans Street. This Marker is located inside Naval Base Point Loma. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Diego CA 92106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Peninsular 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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ballast Point Whaling Station Site (a few steps from this marker); Fort Guijarros Site

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(a few steps from this marker); Buque Escuela Juan Sebastian de Elcano (a few steps from this marker); Fort Rosecrans (within shouting distance of this marker); Moreton Bay Fig (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Post Chapel, Building 213 (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Holy Mass Celebrated in California (approx. 0.3 miles away); USS Gambier Bay CVE 73 and Composite Squadron VC-10 (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Diego.

Photographed by Kevin W., March 4, 2015

2. Cabrillo Landing Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2015, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 722 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 5, 2015, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.