Gaspar de Portolá

Gaspar de Portolá y Rovira (January 1, 1716 – October 10, 1786) was a Spanish military officer, the first governor of California, and founder of Monterey and San Diego.  He was accompanied by the priest Junípero Serra. Together they led the Spanish settlement of what is now the state of California

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