Who Is Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo?

He was a Portuguese explorer who sailed for Spain. On September 28, 1542 he landed on San Diego Bay, naming it “San Miguel.”  Known as the 1st European to travel to the California Coast, he today has many parks, schools and buildings named after him.

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