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The history of San Diego began in the present state of California, when Europeans first began inhabiting the San Diego Bay region. As the first area of California in which Europeans settled, San Diego has been described as "the birthplace of California". [1]
The San Diego History Center tells the diverse story of our region – past, present and future – educating and enriching our community, preserving our history and fostering civic pride.
This timeline covers major events in San Diego history (as well as some influential national events) from the pre-historic period through 1999. The content was compiled by San Diego History Center staff over several years from a variety of local sources.
The following is a timeline of the history of San Diego, California, United States. Before the 19th century. ca. 8000 BCE - 1000 CE – Paleo-Indian groups, such as the La Jolla complex and the San Dieguito complex, arrived in the region and inhabited the area. ca. 1000 CE – Kumeyaay migrate to the San Diego area from the east.
The original town of San Diego was located at the foot of Presidio Hill, in the area which is now Old Town San Diego State Historic Park. The location was not ideal, being several miles away from navigable water at its port at La Playa.
May 13, 1846. United States declares war on Mexico, invades Mexico from the east, reaching San Diego in December. July 29, 1846. Marine detachment from the sloop-of-war Cyane raises the first American flag in the Plaza of Old Town San Diego.
A short overview of San Diego History from the settlement of the Kumeyaay over 12000 years ago to modern times. Learn more here...
Timeline of important dates and major events in the history of San Diego. Illustrated list of events and people from our today in history archives.
On 28 September 1542 Cabrillo anchored in San Diego Bay. However, the story of San Diego began in 1769 when the Spanish built a chain of missions across California. Then in 1821, Mexico became independent of Spain. However, in 1846 the USA annexed California.
San Diego, port and city, seat (1850) of San Diego county, southern California, U.S. It lies along the Pacific Ocean at San Diego Bay, just north of the international border with Mexico and some 120 miles (195 km) southeast of Los Angeles. The city consists of two portions of unequal size: the much.