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Historical marker location:

15415 East Don Julian Road, City of Industry, California

( Marker can be reached from East Don Julian Road, on the right when traveling north.)

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.