Historical Marker
Warfield Hotel
Historical marker location:
118 Taylor Street, San Francisco, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Taylor Street and Turk Street on Taylor Street.)
c. 1907.
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.