Trinidad Head

Humboldt County · 1.5 miles from Trinidad, U.S.C.G. Station · location approximate

On June 11, 1775, Bruno de Hezeta, commandant of an expedition up the north West Coast, marched with his men and two Franciscan fathers to the summit of Trinidad Head from the shore of the bay below. Here they erected a cross and took possession in the name of Charles III of Spain.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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