La Cristianita

San Diego County · Site in Los Cristianitos Canyon, Camp Pendleton · location approximate

Near this spring, the first Christian baptism in Alta California was performed by Padre Francisco Gómez, a member of the Portolá Expedition, in 1769.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document.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 ↗

University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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

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