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Don Gaspar de Portolà combatté nell'esercito spagnolo in Italia e Portogallo e divenne luogotenente nel 1743, Governatore della Bassa e Alta California dal 1767 al 1770, fondatore delle città di San Diego e Monterey .
Gaspar de Portolá y Rovira (Catalan: Gaspar de Portolà i Rovira; January 1, 1716 – October 10, 1786) was a Spanish military officer, best known for leading the Portolá expedition into California and for serving as the first Governor of the Californias.
The Portolá expedition was a Spanish voyage of exploration in 1769–1770 that was the first recorded European exploration of the interior of the present-day California. It was led by Gaspar de Portolá, governor of Las Californias, the Spanish colonial province that included California, Baja California, and other parts of present ...
Uomo d'armi spagnolo (1723 circa - 1784 circa); governatore delle Californie (1767), espulse i gesuiti e protesse le missioni francescane. Iniziò (1769) una spedizione che, partendo da S. Blas nella Bassa California, giunse fino alla Baia di S. Diego, e di qui per terra alla Baia di Monterey e al Golfo di San Francisco: fondò S. Diego e Monterey.
Gaspar de Portolá (born c. 1723, Balaguer, Spain—died c. 1784, Mexico or Spain) was a Spanish military officer, the first governor of Upper California, and founder of Monterey and San Diego. The son of a noble family, Portolá entered the Spanish army in 1734.
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24 set 2019 · Learn how the Franciscan priest Junípero Serra and the military leader Gaspar de Portolá founded the first missions in Alta California in 1769. Explore their motives, challenges, and conflicts with the native peoples and the Spanish crown.
Gaspar de Portolá y Rovira (January 1, 1716 – October 10, 1786) was a Spanish military officer, the first governor of California, and founder of Monterey and San Diego. He was accompanied by the priest Junípero Serra. Together they led the Spanish settlement of what is now the state of California.
