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March 28, 1776
Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
Juan Bautista de Anza
Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto was a Spanish expeditionary leader, military officer, and politician primarily in California and New Mexico under the Spanish Empire. He is credited as one of the founding fathers of Spanish California and served as an official within New Spain as Governor of the province of New Mexico.
Presidio of San Francisco
The Presidio of San Francisco is a park and former U.S. Army post on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula in San Francisco, California, and is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
March 28
March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 278 days remain until the end of the year.