Gaspar de Portolà

Gaspar de Portolà (born 1716 - deceased after 1784) was a Spanish soldier , Gouverneur of the California S (Baja and Alta) (1767 - 1770), explorer and founder of the towns of San Diego and Monterey.

A statue of 2,7 meters carved by the Catalan artist Josep Maria Subirachs and its associate, Francesc Carulla, was high in its honor in the town of Pacifica. It was given to the State of California by the Generalitat de Catalunya in 1988.

External bonds

Biography of Gaspar de Portolà on the site of the San Diego Historical Society
Early Exploration off San Diego: 1542 to 1769 At the California History & Culture Conservancy website
Gaspar de Portolà Foundation official website
Gaspar de Portolà Middle School in Tarzana, CA official website
Gaspar de Portolà - Fages Father, Casal Català LED Northern of Callifòrnia At El Cerrito, CA
Portolà' S History and Statue in the City off Pacifica, CA
Spanish exploration off the Northwest Coast off North America website article

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