• Why were Europeans sending expeditions to California in the 16th century?
• What were the reasons for the Spanish to settle California in 1769?
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FItlStGMY4
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• 1513 Vasco Núñez de Balboa reaches the Pacific Ocean
• 1535 Hernán Cortés arrives in La Paz, Baja, CA
• 1542 Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo anchors in San Diego Bay (1st contact)
• 1579 Francis Drake reaches California (Point Reyes)
• 1602 Sebastian Vizcaino sails up the coast of CA
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Pueblos Presidios
http://www.pbs.org/latino-
americans/en/watch-videos/#2365075996
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