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Browsing Local History Articles tagged "Spanish explorers"
[Read more] Cabrillo's account includes a brief mention of the North Coast including the fact that they saw "neither Native Americans nor ... [Read more]
Time Line for the Establishment of the Pueblo de Branciforte, by
Phil Reader
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo and Bartolome Ferrelo, flying the flag of Spain, explore the west coast of North America. [Read more]
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In 1989 AND in 1906, the Santa Cruz town clock stopped shortly after 5 when the earthquakes hit. As the fourth anniversary of the Loma Prieta quake approaches, the memories of that 15 seconds of 7.1 vibrations are fresh. It also gives us an opportunity to revisit the damage, ..." [More]
Excerpted from Shaky Morning in Santa Cruz: Quake Rattled Town in '06 by Ross Eric Gibson
