Historical Marker

Santa Rosa School

Historical marker location:
13282 Santa Rosa Rd, Moorpark, California
( Marker is on Santa Rosa Road, 0.6 miles west of Moorpark Road, on the left when traveling west.)

Old Butterfield Stage Route.

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.