Mentryville

Historical marker location:

Stevenson Ranch, California

( Marker can be reached from Pico Canyon Road, 3 miles west of Interstate 5.)

Marker installed: 1976

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.