Historical Marker
Pablo Galtes - Union Cemetery
Historical marker location:
788 East Potomac Avenue, Bakersfield, California
( Marker can be reached from East Potomac Avenue west of South King Street, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 2010
Historical Marker #1.
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.