Historical Marker
Japanese Attack
Historical marker location:
Goleta, California
( Marker can be reached from Hollister Avenue, 0.6 miles west of Cathedral Oaks Road, on the left when traveling west.)
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.