400th Anniversary of the Naming of Monterey Bay by Gen. Sebasti?n Vizca?no

400th Anniversary of the Naming of Monterey Bay by Gen. Sebasti?n Vizca?no (HM1ASE)

Location: Monterey, CA 93940 Monterey County
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N 36° 36.287', W 121° 53.656'

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16 December 1602 - 16 December 2002

This date marks the 400th anniversary of the naming of Monterey Bay by Gen. Sebasti?n Vizca?no, commissioned by Don Gasp?r Z??iga y Acevedo, Count of Monte Rey. Near this place, called Acasta and Hummukul by the Ohlone/Constanoan Esselen Nation, Fr. Andr de la Ascensi?n, Fr. Antonio de las Ascensi??n and Fr. Tom de Aquino, three Discalced Carmelite friars on the Vizca?no expedition, celebrated the first Mass in Northern California.
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Year Placed2002
Placed ByDiscalced Carmelite Friars of the Western Province and the City of Monterey
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Date Added Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 12:38am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 598892 N 4051600
Decimal Degrees36.60478333, -121.89426667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 36.287', W 121° 53.656'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 36' 17.22" N, 121° 53' 39.36" W
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Area Code(s)408, 831
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 155 Monterey Peninsula Recreational Trail, Monterey CA 93940, US
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