gaspar de portola
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Babicheva Sofia
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Gaspar de Portola
1716– 1784Spanish soldierexplorer in the Far
WestColonial governorFirst to explore
the city of Beverly Hills (USA, California)
Gaspar de Portola
was born at Balaguer, province of Catalonia
as a young man, he joined the army soon rose to the rank of captain of
dragoons in the España Regiment was commissioned ensign in 1734, and
lieutenant in 1743served in Italy and Portugal
1767. As a reward for the service, de Portola was sent to America
GOVERNOR OF BAJA (LOWER) CALIFORNIA
the Spanish monarch had decreed the expulsion of the Jesuit order from Spain and its dominions
De Portola was charged with removing the Jesuits from Baja California
He had to save the Franciscan missions
FIRST TASK AS A GOVERNOR
Set in 1769, sent out of Mexico
Main goals:Expand Spain’s settlements and
control up the Pacific coast by establishing a colony at Monterey Bay
PORTOLA’S EXPEDITION
Portola founded a colony in San Diego Baythe Beverly Hills area was explored by Portola
on August 3, 1769he selected several possible mission sites to
the north of San Diego
•passed Monterey without recognizing the spot•explored the region around San Francisco Bay •returned to San Diego in late January 1770
During the spring Portolá returned north and successfully located Monterey, where he and Serra (a Franciscian friar) established Mission San Carlos
Portolá returned to Baja California, where he remained as governor for several years.
The Spanish missions in California comprise a series of 21 religious and military outposts established by Catholic priests of the Franciscan order between 1769 and 1833 to spread Christianity among the local Native Americans.
PORTOLA FESTIVAL
Between 1776 and 1784 Portolá was a governor of Puebla, a colonial province in East-Central Mexico.
While being a governor of Puebla, he published his Diario histórico, the journal of the California expedition.
In 1784 de Portola was returned to Spain, where he was appointed King's Lieutenant for the strongholds and castles of Lleida, but soon after that he died
statue to Gaspar de Portola in Pacifica, California
sculpted by the Catalan sculptor Josen Maria Subirachs
given to the State of California by the Catalan government in 1988
Commemorative plaque to Portola’s expedition in 1769 situated in Elysian Park, Los Angeles
Statue for Gaspar de Portola
Sculpture of a woman to commemorate Gaspar de Portola, governor of California
Situated in Montjuic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
http://books.google.ru/books?id=gwMyg0wEdDEC&lpg=PA6&ots=V6yuBT2zQa&dq=Benedict%20%20History%20of%20Beverly%20Hills&hl=ru&pg=PA6#v=onepage&q=Benedict%20%20History%20of%20Beverly%20Hills&f=true
http://3wdentalinstitute.com/Beverly_Hills_History.html
http://www.beverlyhills.org/cbhfiles/storage/files/6333100111590038901/HistoricResourcesInventory%281985-1986%29.pdf
https://www.sandiegohistory.org/bio/portola/portola.htm
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Gaspar_de_Portola.aspx
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