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San Diego, still little more than a village, was incorporated on March 27 as a city and was named the county seat of the newly established San Diego County. [21] The United States Census reported the population of the town as 650 in 1850 and 731 in 1860. [22] San Diego promptly got into financial trouble by overspending on a poorly designed jail.
Bandini served as a lieutenant on the Spanish vessel, Nymphia, at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. [2]He first visited California, then part of Spain, in December 1818 as captain of the ship Reina de los Ángeles, bringing military supplies and troops from San Blas to Alta California's capital, Monterey to defend against the corsair, Hippolyte Bouchard. [3]
Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá (Spanish: Misión San Diego de Alcalá, lit. The Mission of Saint Didacus of Acalá) was the second Franciscan founded mission in The Californias (after San Fernando de Velicata), a province of New Spain.
El Presidio Real de San Diego (Royal Presidio of San Diego) is a historic fort in San Diego, California.It was established on May 14, 1769, by Gaspar de Portolá, leader of the first European land exploration of Alta California—at that time an unexplored northwestern frontier area of New Spain.
In 1821, Mexico won its independence from Spain, and San Diego became part of the Mexican territory of Alta California. In 1822, Mexico began its attempt to extend its authority over the coastal territory of Alta California. The fort on Presidio Hill was gradually abandoned, while the town of San Diego grew up on the level land below Presidio Hill.
El Camino Real (Spanish; literally The Royal Road, sometimes translated as The King's Highway) is a 600-mile (965-kilometer) commemorative route connecting the 21 Spanish missions in California (formerly the region Alta California in the Spanish Empire), along with a number of sub-missions, four presidios, and three pueblos.
The ruins of Fuerte de San Diego (Spanish: Fuerte de San Diego) are the remains of a castle located in Algeciras, Spain. The castle was built in 1730 following the Capture of Gibraltar in 1704. History
Convent of San Diego which contains a plaque in memory of Inquisition victims that were burned alive here. The plaque reads "In front of this place was the quemadero (burning place) of the Inquisition. 1596–1771" The Mexican Inquisition was an extension of the Spanish Inquisition into New Spain.