Historical Marker
Fields Landing Hotel
Historical marker location:
6690 Fields Landing Drive, Fields Landing, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Fields Landing Drive and Railroad Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Fields Landing Drive.)
Marker installed: 2005
The first European to set foot in California was Juan RodrÃguez 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.