pictures, Gaspar de Portola

Narrates the Spanish expedition made from San Diego to San Francisco led by Don Gaspar de Portola. Mentions what the Spaniards wore and carried, how they transported men who were sick or had scurvy, and how many soldiers, padres, Indians, muleteers and servants went on the journey. Explains what happened with their supply ship, the San Jose, and why they didn't stop marching when they reached Monterey Bay. Briefly describes tribulations of the journey. Reveals the origins of the names of the Pajaro and San Lorenzo rivers. Describes the probable site of the first redwood trees recorded by Europeans, what the Spaniards called them, and the eventual fate of those trees.