Historical Marker
Splendid Survivor
Historical marker location:
San Francisco, California
( Marker is on The Embarcadero near Market Street, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2013
The first European to set foot in California was Juan RodrÃguez 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.