%0 Journal Article
%T The coast of California as the long projected hub for the Spanish Empire in the Pacific, 1523¨C1815
%A Jos¨¦ Antonio Gurpegui
%J International Journal of Maritime History
%@ 2052-7756
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0843871419842051
%X This article defends the theory that Spain attempted to establish a port on the coasts of the current state of California two centuries before the expedition led by Gaspar de Portol¨¢ and Jun¨ªpero Serra in 1769. This is evident in various maritime expeditions set forth to find the mythical Straight of Anyan and establish a secure port for the Manila Galleon in its ¡®tornaviaje¡¯. The Portol¨¢/Serra expedition was therefore the conclusion, rather than the start, of settlement in the Bay of Monterrey
%K California
%K expedition
%K galleon
%K Pacific
%K Spanish Empire
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0843871419842051