Wassama Village

Historical marker location:

42783 Round House Road, Ahwahnee, California

( Marker is on Round House Road north of Golden Chain Highway (California Highway 49), on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1986

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.