The Discovery of San Francisco Bay (1542-1769) - Revision history

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	'''Early Spanish map of the Bay Area from the ~~Presidion~~ in Monterrey (sic) to Bodega Bay in the north.'''		'''Early Spanish map of the Bay Area from the Presidio in Monterrey (sic) to Bodega Bay in the north.'''

	San Francisco Bay, one of the great natural harbors of the world, lay undiscovered for over two centuries from the time of first navigation along the California coast. Appropriately enough, it was under the leadership of the great conquistador Cortez that plans for the exploration of the western coast of North America began in 1522, just thirty years after Columbus' discovery of the New World.		San Francisco Bay, one of the great natural harbors of the world, lay undiscovered for over two centuries from the time of first navigation along the California coast. Appropriately enough, it was under the leadership of the great conquistador Cortez that plans for the exploration of the western coast of North America began in 1522, just thirty years after Columbus' discovery of the New World.

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	--Wollenberg, Charles, ''Perspectives in Bay Area History'', UC Berkeley Press, 1984.		--Wollenberg, Charles, ''Perspectives in Bay Area History'', UC Berkeley Press, 1984.

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Ccarlsson: Protected "The Discovery of San Francisco Bay (1542-1769)": finished essay [edit=sysop:move=sysop]

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			'''<font face = Papyrus> <font color = maroon> <font size = 4>Historical Essay</font></font> </font>'''

			''by K. Maldetto''

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	Bancroft, Hubert Howe, ''History of California, Volume I, 1542-1800'', Publisher Wallace Hebberd, 1963 (first published 1886).		--Bancroft, Hubert Howe, ''History of California, Volume I, 1542-1800'', Publisher Wallace Hebberd, 1963 (first published 1886).

	Bean, Walton and Rawls, James, ''California: An Interpretive History'', 5th ed., McGraw-Hill, 1988.		--Bean, Walton and Rawls, James, ''California: An Interpretive History'', 5th ed., McGraw-Hill, 1988.

	Chapman, Charles E., ''History of California: The Spanish Period'', MacMillan, 1949 (first published 1921).		--Chapman, Charles E., ''History of California: The Spanish Period'', MacMillan, 1949 (first published 1921).

	~~Costans~~, Miguel, ''The Discovery of San Francisco Bay, The Portol Expedition 1769-70'' (Diary of Miguel Costans), Great West Books, 1992.		--Costansó, Miguel, ''The Discovery of San Francisco Bay, The Portol Expedition 1769-70'' (Diary of Miguel Costans), Great West Books, 1992.

	Faber, Harold, ''The Discoverers of America'', Charles Scribner's Sons, NY, 1992.		--Faber, Harold, ''The Discoverers of America'', Charles Scribner's Sons, NY, 1992.

	Lewis, Oscar, ''San Francisco, Mission to Metropolis'', Howell-North Books, Berkeley, 1966.		--Lewis, Oscar, ''San Francisco, Mission to Metropolis'', Howell-North Books, Berkeley, 1966.

	Charles ~~Wollenberg~~, ''Perspectives in Bay Area History'', UC Berkeley Press, 1984.		--Wollenberg, Charles, ''Perspectives in Bay Area History'', UC Berkeley Press, 1984.

			[[Image:Transit-tour-button.jpg]][[A VISIT TO THE BAY AREA IN 1835 From Richard H. Dana's Two Years Before The Mast\|-->continue Transit History Tour]]

	[[First Encounter Intro \| Prev. Document]] [[Social Life in 1851: A Frenchman's View \| Next Document]]		[[First Encounter Intro \| Prev. Document]] [[Social Life in 1851: A Frenchman's View \| Next Document]]

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	'''Early Spanish map of the Bay Area from the Presidion in Monterrey (sic) to Bodega Bay in the north.'''		'''Early Spanish map of the Bay Area from the Presidion in Monterrey (sic) to Bodega Bay in the north.'''

	San Francisco Bay, one of the great natural harbors of the world, lay undiscovered for over two centuries from the time of first navigation along the California coast in ~~1542~~. Throughout the second half of the 16th century, Spanish, Portuguese and English navigators sailed along the California coast in search of a safe harbor yet repeatedly failed to sight the entrance to the great bay. Geography, fog and chance forever altered the region's history by hiding the Golden Gate and delaying the beginnings of European settlement along the bay. It was not until 1769 that Europeans first sighted the bay during a land expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá and dispatched by Spain in a vain attempt to bolster its waning military influence in the region. To add to San Francisco's less-than-glorious beginnings, the Portola men only discovered the great bay by accident after overshooting their real target, Monterey, and then failed to even realize they were the first Europeans to sight the bay!		San Francisco Bay, one of the great natural harbors of the world, lay undiscovered for over two centuries from the time of first navigation along the California coast. Appropriately enough, it was under the leadership of the great conquistador Cortez that plans for the exploration of the western coast of North America began in 1522, just thirty years after Columbus' discovery of the New World.

			Cortez, the conqueror of the great Aztec Empire, was amassing a fleet near Acapulco on the Pacific coast of Mexico with the intention of discovering the mythical straits of Anian, the northern passage believed to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, hence providing a shortcut to the Orient. However, political struggles and other voyages of exploration delayed Cortez' plans for another 10 years. Finally in 1532, Cortez sent several ships up the Pacific Coast of Mexico. While this expedition was largely a failure, one vessel did reach the tip of Baja California, where Cortez himself established the first Californian colony in 1535 near present-day La Paz. The colony, however, was abandoned after only a year.

			Throughout the second half of the 16th century, Spanish, Portuguese and English navigators sailed along the California coast in search of a safe harbor yet repeatedly failed to sight the entrance to the great bay. Geography, fog and chance forever altered the region's history by hiding the Golden Gate and delaying the beginnings of European settlement along the bay. It was not until 1769 that Europeans first sighted the bay during a land expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá and dispatched by Spain in a vain attempt to bolster its waning military influence in the region. To add to San Francisco's less-than-glorious beginnings, the Portola men only discovered the great bay by accident after overshooting their real target, Monterey, and then failed to even realize they were the first Europeans to sight the bay!

	By the mid-sixteenth century, Spain, the dominant European power, had established colonies throughout much of South and Central America. Bible and sword in hand, the conquistadores plundered the natural resources and ruthlessly destroyed the native cultures. By the late 1530s, Spain's control extended as far north as present-day Mexico and starting in the early 1540's Spain began a campaign of exploration of the territories north of the Rio Grande.		By the mid-sixteenth century, Spain, the dominant European power, had established colonies throughout much of South and Central America. Bible and sword in hand, the conquistadores plundered the natural resources and ruthlessly destroyed the native cultures. By the late 1530s, Spain's control extended as far north as present-day Mexico and starting in the early 1540's Spain began a campaign of exploration of the territories north of the Rio Grande.

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	Early Spanish map of the Bay Area from the Presidion in Monterrey (sic) to Bodega Bay in the north.		'''Early Spanish map of the Bay Area from the Presidion in Monterrey (sic) to Bodega Bay in the north.'''

	~~'''~~San Francisco Bay, one of the great natural harbors of the world, lay undiscovered for over two centuries from the time of first navigation along the California coast in 1542. Throughout the second half of the 16th century, Spanish, Portuguese and English navigators sailed along the California coast in search of a safe harbor yet repeatedly failed to sight the entrance to the great bay. Geography, fog and chance forever altered the region's history by hiding the Golden Gate and delaying the beginnings of European settlement along the bay. It was not until 1769 that Europeans first sighted the bay during a land expedition led by Gaspar de ~~Portola~~ and dispatched by Spain in a vain attempt to bolster its waning military influence in the region. To add to San Francisco's less-than-glorious beginnings, the Portola men only discovered the great bay by accident after overshooting their real target, Monterey, and then failed to even realize they were the first Europeans to sight the bay! ~~'''~~		San Francisco Bay, one of the great natural harbors of the world, lay undiscovered for over two centuries from the time of first navigation along the California coast in 1542. Throughout the second half of the 16th century, Spanish, Portuguese and English navigators sailed along the California coast in search of a safe harbor yet repeatedly failed to sight the entrance to the great bay. Geography, fog and chance forever altered the region's history by hiding the Golden Gate and delaying the beginnings of European settlement along the bay. It was not until 1769 that Europeans first sighted the bay during a land expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá and dispatched by Spain in a vain attempt to bolster its waning military influence in the region. To add to San Francisco's less-than-glorious beginnings, the Portola men only discovered the great bay by accident after overshooting their real target, Monterey, and then failed to even realize they were the first Europeans to sight the bay!

	By the mid-sixteenth century, Spain, the dominant European power, had established colonies throughout much of South and Central America. Bible and sword in hand, the conquistadores plundered the natural resources and ruthlessly destroyed the native cultures. By the late 1530s, Spain's control extended as far north as present-day Mexico and starting in the early 1540's Spain began a campaign of exploration of the territories north of the Rio Grande.		By the mid-sixteenth century, Spain, the dominant European power, had established colonies throughout much of South and Central America. Bible and sword in hand, the conquistadores plundered the natural resources and ruthlessly destroyed the native cultures. By the late 1530s, Spain's control extended as far north as present-day Mexico and starting in the early 1540's Spain began a campaign of exploration of the territories north of the Rio Grande.

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