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Cabrillo discovers San Diego Bay. On this day in 1542, the Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers San Diego Bay while searching for the Strait of Anian, a mythical all-water route across North America. Cabrillo was not the first to search for a water passage across the North American continent, and he would not be the...
The place and date of Juan Rodriguez Cabrilloâs birth are uncertain, but the 16th century historian, Antonio de Herrera, believed he was from Portugal. The first documentation of the young conquistadorâs existence dates back to 1519, when Cabrilloâs name appeared among the list of officers who served in Hernan Cortesâ army.