Cañada De Los Bueyes

Historical marker location:

Anaheim, California

( Marker is on Mwd Access Rd west of Eastern Transportation Corridor (Highway 241).)

Marker installed: 1971

Canyon of the Oxen.

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.