Portolá expedition

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The Portolá expedition was a 1769–1770 Spanish exploratory and colonizing venture that marked the first overland European exploration of present-day California, leading to the establishment of missions and settlements along the coast.

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instanceOf Spanish exploratory expedition
colonizing expedition
overland expedition
authority Charles III of Spain
cause concern over Russian expansion on the Pacific coast
chronicleWrittenBy Juan Crespí
Miguel Costansó
country Spanish Empire
discovered Monterey Bay (by land)
linked to: Monterey Bay

San Diego Bay (by land)
linked to: San Diego Bay
endDate 1770
firstEuropeanOverlandVisit San Francisco Bay region
historicalPeriod 18th century
historicalRegion Las Californias
included land expedition
sea expedition
languageUsed Spanish
leader Gaspar de Portolá
ledTo establishment of Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo
establishment of Mission San Diego de Alcalá
establishment of Presidio of Monterey
establishment of Presidio of San Diego
legacy beginning of the Spanish mission system in Alta California
foundation for later Spanish and Mexican settlements in California
location Alta California
present-day California
notableMember Fernando Rivera y Moncada
Juan Crespí
Junípero Serra
Miguel Costansó
organizedBy José de Gálvez
partOf Spanish colonization of Alta California
Spanish colonization of the Americas
precededBy Spanish maritime voyages to the California coast
purpose establishment of Spanish presence in California
exploration of Alta California
selection of sites for missions and presidios
religiousOrderInvolved Franciscan Order
replaced Jesuit missionaries in Baja California with Franciscans in Alta California
result establishment of coastal settlements in California
first overland European exploration of present-day California
foundation of Spanish missions in California
routeEnd Monterey Bay area
linked to: Monterey Bay

San Diego Bay area
routeStart Loreto, Baja California
Velicatá, Baja California
sponsor Viceroyalty of New Spain
startDate 1769

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Junípero Serra participatedIn Portolá expedition
Pedro Fages participatedIn Portolá expedition
El Palo Alto historicallyAssociatedWith Gaspar de Portolá expedition
linked to: Portolá expedition
Alta California (Spanish colony) startEvent Portolá expedition
El Palo Alto tree associatedWith Spanish Portolá expedition
linked to: Portolá expedition
Gaspar de Portolá led Portolá expedition
Gaspar de Portolá startTime Portolá expedition 1769
linked to: Portolá expedition
Gaspar de Portolá endTime Portolá expedition 1770
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Juan Crespí participatedIn Portolá expedition
Pedro Fages participatedIn Portolá expedition
subject linked to: Fages
Portolá expedition diaries documentedEvent Portolá expedition