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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.
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 (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.
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.
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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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Feb 21, 2022 · In 1772, Don Pedro Fages, leaving the first written record of explorations in the south San Joaquin Valley, passed this site, traveling from San Diego to San Luis Obispo via Cajón Pass, Mojave Desert, Hughes Lake, Antelope Valley, Tejón Pass, Cañada de las Uvas (Grapevine Canyon), and Buena Vista Lake.
