Avelino Martinez

Historical marker location:

1201 Burnett Road, Tehachapi, California

( Marker is on Burnett Road.)

Marker installed: 2016

Died at Age 112 on August 7, 1936. Last Known Member of the Joaquin Murrieta Horse Gangs.

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.