History of Discovery And Exploration On the Coasts of the United States
History of Discovery And Exploration On the Coasts of the United States
J G Johann Georg Kohl
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At 34 north he saw not far from the coast an inconsiderable group of desert islands (unas islas desiertas), and near them a harbor, which he called Puerto de San Miguel. The islands are now known as " The Corouados, " and the port was doubtless San Diego. The latitudes assigned by the Spaniard H. Ex. 43 70 554 UNITED STATES COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY. for these places are not correct, but in every instance (excepting at Cape San Lucas) the latitudes of Cabrillo are in error about a degree and a ...half. On the 7th of October Cabrillo saw two islands, which he named after his vessels San Salvador and La Victoria. They are now called San Clemente and Santa Catalina. Beyond these he entered a bay to which he gave the name of Baia de Ftimos, perhaps the same that is now known as Sajg Pedro Bay, and passing several other islands on the way, he sailed through what is at present designated the Santa Barbara Channel; Point Conception was named by him Cabo de Galera, and was placed more than a degree and a half too far northward.
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