Arrival of the Portolá/Serra party at San Diego
- When
- July 1, 1769
- Where
- San Diego, Alta California
After a 900-mile trek from Loreto with dwindling food supplies, the expedition reached San Diego on July 1, 1769, reuniting land and sea parties.
The Portolá/Serra party, having trekked 900 miles (1,400 km) from Loreto and suffered dwindling food supplies along the way, arrived in San Diego on July 1, 1769. Serra recorded the meeting as a day of great rejoicing and merriment, noting that although each group had undergone the same hardships, their reunion became the material for mutual accounts of their experiences. This arrival preceded the mission's founding by fifteen days.
Sources
- Junípero Serra Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18
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