Planes fly overhead, cars drive by on Pacific
Street, ships pass the bay, but to see what Monterey is about you have to hit
the pavement, just like we do now...
1776 the De Anza Expedition arrived in
Monterey. 240 colonists lead by Captain Juan Bautista de Anza finished their
2200 mile treck from Tubac in Mexico.
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important landmarks in Monterey's historic past :
The Great Seal Of The State of California | Ancient
times | Ohlones
| 1542 Cabrillo |
1602 Port named | 1770
Portola | 1775
Spanish Capital | 1776
De Anza | 1793-94
El Castillo | 1794
Royal Presidio Chapel | 1804
Alta California | 1818
De Bouchard | 1822
Mexican Independence | 1822
California Banknotes | 1827
Custom House | 1828
Port of Entry | 1842
Jones | 1846 J.D.
Sloat | Americans
| 1846 The Californian
| 1848 Gold | 1849
Colton Hall | 1849
Library | 1849
Constitution | 1850
Statehood | Mexicans
| Wildflowers |
Land Mammals | Mollusks
| Fishing | 1999
Sesquicentennial |
07/06/2008 10:11:30 AM
