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Gaspar de Portola

When and where was Gaspar de Portola born?

Gaspar de Portola was born in Os de Balaguer, Catalonia on January 1st, 1917.

What did Gaspar de Portola do before his expedition?

  • he was in the Spanish army
  • he was the captain of dragoons
  • he became governer of Baja/lower California
  • he was an army officer

What was Gaspar de Portola's expedition called?

The expedition was called the Sacred Expedition.Gaspar de Portola went under the Spainish flag, who wanted him to get to Alta California before the Russians. Gaspar de Portola's job was to lead his group from San Diego to Sacramento to establish missions/presidos.

Gaspar de Portola traveled by land with about half of the crew (black). The rest of his crew (gold) went by sea. They started in San Diego and met up in Monterey. The reason they went all the way up to San Francisco then to Monterey is because they missed Monterey because of heavy fog.

What did Gaspar de Portola accomplish?

Gaspar de Portola founded the first two Spanish presidos and explored/founded San Diego and Monterey. He also named El Morro and his party included the first Europeans to see San Francisco bay (although they did not name it.) Gaspar de Portola also made friends with the Chumash and led the first extensive by land.

When did Gaspar de Portola die?

Gaspar de Portola died in 1784 because of cancer.

Gaspar de Portola

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