Portolá expedition

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The Portolá expedition was a 1769–1770 Spanish exploratory and colonizing venture that marked the first overland European exploration of present-day California, leading to the establishment of missions and settlements along the coast.

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Gaspar de Portolá expedition 1

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subject surface form: El Palo Alto
this entity surface form: Gaspar de Portolá expedition
Junípero Serra participatedIn Portolá expedition
Pedro Fages participatedIn Portolá expedition