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THE VOYAGE OF JUAN RODRIGUEZ CABRILLO
Cabrillo National Monument Visitor's Center
San Diego, CA

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Conquistador, gold miner, and devoted family man, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo claimed California for Spain in 1542. The expedition he led, consisting of three ships and 200 men, mapped portions of the West Coast from Baja California to San Francisco Bay.

Discover more about this epic journey through an interactive version of the ship’s log, created by Harvest Moon Studio for the National Park Service.

Cabrillo National Historic Monument is located on Point Loma in San Diego, where Cabrillo first made landfall on what is now U.S. soil.