V. S. Garbarini, Sr.

Historical marker location:

Jackson, California

( Marker can be reached from Main Street when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1979

Mechanical Engineer. 1859 1931.

The first European to set foot in California was Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese explorer sailing for the Spanish crown. He arrived in what is now San Diego Bay in 1542 and explored the coast for several months.