In Honor of Gov. Gaspar de Portola
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In Honor of Gov. Gaspar de Portola
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Governor Gaspar de Portola, his officers and soldiers, and Fray Juan Crespi, a diarist, were the first white men to march through the wilderness of California. They arrived at Santa Barbara August 18-20, 1769, and camped in this vicinity.
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