San Deigo Historic Site 56 CABRILLO LANDING SITE

Seeking the mythical Strait of Anián (the Northwest Passage) for Spain, on September 28, 1542, Iberian navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo brought his three ships to Ballast Point, the first European landing on the coast of Alta California.

Location: Base of Ballast Point, S end of Rosecrans Street, where historic markers are on a half circle, U.S. Naval Submarine Base,