Centinela Adobe

Historical marker location:

7634 Midfield Ave, Inglewood, California

( Marker is on Midfield Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Benjamin Avenue, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1934

The Birthplace of Inglewood. House of the Rancho of Centinela Springs.

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.