San Diego Presidio Site

San Diego County · Presidio Park, San Diego · location approximate

In this Indian village of Cosoy, discovered and named San Miguel by Cabrillo and christened San Diego de Alcalá by Vizcaíno, Fray Junípero Serra planted civilization in California. It was here he first raised the cross and began the first mission, July 16, 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1971 register text, presented as a historical document.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 ↗

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

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