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NO. 568 HERNANDO DE ALARCÓN EXPEDITION - Alarcón's mission was to provide supplies for Francisco Coronado's expedition in search of the fabled Seven Cities of Cibola. The Spaniards led by Hernando de Alarcón ascended the Colorado River by boat from the Gulf of California past this point, thereby becoming the first non-Indians to sight Alta California on September 5, 1540.
Location
On Algondes Rd, State Hwy 186 (P.M. 0.4), 0.5 mi S of I-8, 0.4 mi N of Andrade Border, Andrade.
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NO. 568 HERNANDO DE ALARCÓN EXPEDITION - Marker
NO. 568 HERNANDO DE ALARCÓN EXPEDITION - Marker
NO. 568 HERNANDO DE ALARCÓN EXPEDITION - State Plaque