The first of two land expeditions left El Rosario on Good Friday, 1769 under the command of Captain Rivera with Padre Juan Crespí as diarist. San Diego lay 350 miles ahead through, in Padre Crespí's words was "sterile, arid, lacking grass and water, and abounding in stones and thorns." Two months later they arrived at their destination (14 May 1769). In mid-May, the fourth expedition with Captain Portolá and Blessed Serra left. Along the way they were forced to raid the Baja California missions for supplies and even then they ran out of supplies along the way. They were forced to live off the land and reached San Diego 1 July. As Portolá had ridden ahead, Blessed Serra was in charge when they arrived.
so the 1st of July, 1769 :D
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The Spanish shaped the life of California.
It was Russia.
Native Americans were the first settlers in California. The population of Native Americans was large and was throughout the state. The Spanish were the first Europeans in California.
Fray Junipero Serra, a Spanish priest and explorer, was the Founder of the missions of California. These missions were the first settlements in California.
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californians!
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Europeans began arriving to the new world in the 10th century. However, mass settling began in the 15th century with the Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus.
the spanish builded 21 missions in California
When Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California becamse part of the United States, Spanish was already being spoken there. Explorers from Spain were settling those places while explorers from England were settling in Virginia and Pennsylvania.
One reason it was so hard for Spanish explorers to explore California is because there are currents that flow north to south so it was hard for ships to travel up the coast. The land had deserts and mountains which made exploration difficult.
Diseases brought with them.
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The French began settling the Gulf of Mexico coast in 1699.
Colonists were discouraged from settling in Spanish borderlands due to threats from indigenous peoples, lack of infrastructure and resources, strict control by Spanish authorities, and competition with established settlements. Additionally, the harsh environment and disease also deterred potential colonists.
the threat of war with nomadic Native Americans
California is a Spanish word.