Historical Marker
Hotel El Granada
Historical marker location:
118 Avenue Balboa, Half Moon Bay, California
( Marker is at the intersection of Avenue Balboa and Avenue Alhambra, on the right when traveling north on Avenue Balboa.)
Marker installed: 2004
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.