San Diego’s 51st Annual Cabrillo Festival was held today. Taking place at Ballast Point near the south end of Naval Base Point Loma, the event allowed the public to view a reenactment of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo’s entrance into San Diego Bay in 1542. Cabrillo, born in Portugal, commanded his voyage of discovery on behalf of Spain, sailing the galleon San Salvador up the west coast of America.
In addition to the colorful reenactment, the festival included a short ceremony, speeches, costumes, National Park exhibits, food and dance provided by various cultural groups, and just a lot of interesting local history. I took some photographs. Here they are!
A short walk out to a point beside the bay provided a view of the San Diego Maritime Museum’s tall ship Californian, which portrayed Cabrillo’s galleon San Salvador.
I took pictures of two signs by the above fenced archeological site…
I headed back to the gathered crowd to await the main event…
In addition to the four national anthems, a moment of silence honored the Native American Kumeyaay, who lived in this area long before Europeans arrived. Cabrillo spent a few days anchored in today’s San Diego Bay, a place he originally named San Miguel. He took on fresh water and traded with the native Kumeyaay people that he met.
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8 thoughts on “Festival recreates landing of explorer Cabrillo.”
What a cool reenactment! I would like to photograph and attend this.
What a cool reenactment! I would like to photograph and attend this.
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They’ll do it again next year!
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Will put that on my calendar. I’m thinking it would be fun to tie this to a Disneyland, San Diego Zoo trip. 🙂
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And consider checking out the nearby Cabrillo National Monument. It’s the most visited National Park in the USA!
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Looks like a lot of fun, besides being educational!
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I’m glad I went! It was also cool driving through Naval Base Point Loma, a place the public ordinarily doesn’t visit.
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