What is Gaspar de Portolá?
{{family name hatnote|de Portolá|Rovira|lang=Spanish}} '''Gaspar de Portolá y Rovira''' (January 1, 1716 – October 10, 1786) was a Spanish military officer, the first [[List of governors of California before 1850|governor of California]], and founder of [[Monterey, California|Monterey]] and [[San Diego, California|San Diego]]. He was accompanied by the priest [[Junipero Serra|Junípero Serra]]. Together they led the Spanish settlement of what is now the state of [[California]] {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Gaspar de Portolá | image = | caption = Portrait held at the [[:ca:Casa Portolà|Casa Portolà]] in [[Catalonia]]. | birth_name = Gaspar de Portolà i Rovira | birth_date = January 1, 1716 | birth_place = [[Os de Balaguer]], Spain | death_date = October 10, 1786 (aged 70) | death_place = [[Lleida]], Spain | resting_place= Lleida | order = | office = 1st [[List of governors of California before 1850|Governor of the Californias]] | term_start = November 30, 1767 | term_end = July 9, 1770 | predecessor = Office established | successor = [[Fernando Rivera y Moncada]] | allegiance = {{flagdeco|Spain|1760}} [[Spanish Empire]] | branch = [[File:Emblem of the Spanish Army.svg|25px]] [[Army of Spain]] | rank = [[File:Oficial3.png|13px]] [[Captain]] | battles = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Portola, Gaspar de}} [[Category:1716 births]] [[Category:1786 deaths]] [[Category:Governors of California]]