Historical Marker

Etiwanda School District

Historical marker location:
6989 Etiwanda Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, California
( Marker is on Etiwanda Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Victoria Street, on the right when traveling north.)

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.