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The Portolá Expedition

Pajaro, California
Historical Marker Database · Barry Swackhamer
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On October 9, 1769, the first men with Portola and Fr. Crespi came here, and they called this river Rio del Pajaro.
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Pajaro, California · United States

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Portolá ExpeditionTOUR · 37 MARKERS

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