In Homage to the Spanish Expedition
In Homage to the Spanish Expedition is a memorial in San Diego County, Southern California, California. In Homage to the Spanish Expedition is situated nearby to Cabrillo National Monument Library, as well as near the park Point Loma Ecological Reserve.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Point Loma Lighthouse and Point Loma Lighthouse.
Old Point Loma Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The original Point Loma Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located on the Point Loma peninsula at the mouth of San Diego Bay in San Diego, California. Old Point Loma Lighthouse is situated 950 feet southwest of In Homage to the Spanish Expedition.
Point Loma Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The New Point Loma Lighthouse is a lighthouse at the southern tip of the Point Loma peninsula in San Diego, California. Point Loma Lighthouse is situated 3,400 feet south of In Homage to the Spanish Expedition.
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
Cemetery
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Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery is a federal military cemetery in San Diego, California. It is located on the grounds of the former Army coastal artillery station Fort Rosecrans and is administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery is situated 1 mile north of In Homage to the Spanish Expedition.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Playa and Point Loma-Ocean Beach.
La Playa
Neighborhood
La Playa is a bayfront neighborhood in the Point Loma community of San Diego, California. It is bordered by San Diego Bay to the east, Naval Base Point Loma to the south, the Wooded Area neighborhood to the west, and Point Loma Village/Roseville-Fleetridge to the north. La Playa is situated 2½ miles north of In Homage to the Spanish Expedition.
Point Loma-Ocean Beach
Photo: Weedwhacker128, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sitting at the mouth of San Diego Bay on a peninsula west of the city's airport, Point Loma offers a pleasant diversion from the city's busy tourist-filled neighborhoods and beaches, with lovely scenery and the historic attractions of Cabrillo National Monument overlooking the area's spectacular coastline.
Wooded Area
Neighborhood
The Wooded Area is a neighborhood in Point Loma, a community of San Diego, California. It encompasses the hilltop area south of Talbot Street on both sides of Catalina Boulevard; the area west of Catalina is also referred to as the College Area. Wooded Area is situated 3 miles north of In Homage to the Spanish Expedition.
In Homage to the Spanish Expedition
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “In homage to the Spanish expedition composed of the ships San Salvador, Victoria, and San Miguel that arrived at San Diego on 28th September 1542 under the command of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo who took possession of these lands on behalf....”
- Category: historic site
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.67397° or 32° 40′ 26″ northLongitude
-117.23898° or 117° 14′ 20″ westOpen location code
8544MQF6+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 10969080522OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
“In Homage to the Spanish Expedition” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “En homenaje a la expedición española”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cabrillo National Monument Library and Point Loma Ecological Reserve.
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