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Soldier, explorer, and military Governor of Las Californias. Military service. Allegiance. Spain. Branch/service. Army of Spain. Rank. Colonel. Pedro Fages (1734–1794) was a Spanish soldier, explorer, first Lieutenant Governor of the province of the Californias under Gaspar de Portolá.
Pedro Fages first came to California in 1769, arriving in San Diego Bay as part of an advance party of Gaspar de Portola's famous expedition. He became Military Governor of Alta California, 1770-1774 and 1782-1791. Fages led an expedition along the edge of the western Mojave along the northern foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains looking for ...
Pedro Fages. Military Governor of Alta California, 1770-1774 and 1782-1791. By Michael R. Hardwick. Pedro Fages, a native of Catalonia, was promoted to lieutenant in 1767, placing him second in command of the newly formed Free Company of Catalonian volunteers at the age of 33.
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Pedro Fages (1734–1794) was a Spanish soldier, explorer, first Lieutenant Governor of the province of the Californias under Gaspar de Portolá. Fages claimed the governorship after Portolá's departure, acting as governor in opposition to the official governor Felipe de Barri, and later served officially as fifth (1782–91) Governor of the ...
Pedro Fages ( b. 1734; d. 1794), Spanish soldier and explorer. Fages, a native of Guisona, Catalonia, joined the Barcelona-based Catalonian volunteers in 1767 and participated in the Sonora Expedition of 1767–1771 in Mexico.
Pedro Fages (pā´ŧħrō fä´hās), fl. 1767–96, Spanish governor of Alta California (1782–91). In Mexico in 1767, he was ordered to accompany the expedition of Gaspar de Portolá, which established (1770) the mission at Monterey, where he became commandant. Later that year he led a small party to explore the east coast of San Francisco Bay.
Apr 1, 1975 · Pedro Fages and Miguel Costansó Two Early Letters From San Diego in 1769. Images from the Article. The San Carlos, first ship to leave La Paz to carry out Spain’s colonization and settlement of Alta California, dropped anchor in San Diego Bay on April 29, 1769, some 110 days after its departure.
