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@lahistory.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 6:45 PM

Oct 8, 1542: Portuguese explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo sailed into San Pedro #OTD and named it "Bahia de Los Fumas" (Bay of Smokes).

Ninety years ago, this #JuanRodriguezCabrillo sculpture by Henry Lion was dedicated at #CabrilloBeach (August 1936). #WPA #NewDealArt

A photo of the Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo statue (1936) that stands outside the Cabrillo Beach Bathhouse.

From the LA Times (August 1936): "The statue of heroic size, depicts Cabrillo, the Portuguese explorer in the services of King Charles V of Spain, as he stood upon the prow of his ship in the year 1542 sighting the shoreline at a point in San Pedro which is now the location of Cabrillo Beach, the city’s manmade seaside playground.”

Took this photo in 2025.

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