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Historical marker location:

31831 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, California

( Marker is on Camino Capistrano near Yorba Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Historic Site. San Juan Capistrano.

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.