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Gaspar de Portolá y Rovira (Catalan: Gaspar de Portolà i Rovira; January 1, 1716 – October 10, 1786) was a Spanish military officer, best known for leading the Portolá expedition into California and for serving as the first Governor of the Californias.
Portolá expedition. The Portolá expedition was a Spanish voyage of exploration in 1769–1770 that was the first recorded European exploration of the interior of the present-day California. It was led by Gaspar de Portolá, governor of Las Californias, the Spanish colonial province that included California, Baja California, and other parts of ...
Learn how to create your own. This map traces the expedition of Gaspar de Portolà (1769), the 1st Spanish overland exploration of Southern and Central California.
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A map of Gaspar de Portolá’s route from San Diego to San Luis Obispo in 1769, projected on a modern map. A portrait of Father Junípero Serra, who traveled with Gaspar de Portolá on the 1769 mission to Alta California. A map of California missions prior to secularization, 1829.
Jul 14, 2019 · Led by Gaspar de Portolá along with more than sixty men, including officers, two padres, Catalonian volunteers, leather jacket soldiers, mule drivers, and a number of Indians from Baja California, the expedition marched northward from San Diego with the intention of establishing a presidio (fort) and mission on the bay of Monterey.
Photograph of a map of Gaspar de Portola's route from San Diego to San Luis Obispo in 1769, projected on a modern map, [s.d.]. Portions of California visible on the map range from the San Diego area to Santa Barbara, and the San Bernadino area to islands in the Pacific Ocean such as San Miguel Island off the coast.
GASPAR DE PORTOLA. Lived: about 1723-1786 Explored California in: ... searching out the best route for them to travel. This was a most important task. He looked for ...
