Since the 1520s, Spain had interest in exploring Alta California. Finally, in 1769, Captain Gaspar de Portola with 60 men accidentally discovered San Francisco Bay from Sweeney Ridge, close to Burlingame. Why is this 500-year-old story important to California and American History? Come hear Mitch Postel, President of the San Mateo County Historical Association discuss this discovery as historians commemorate the event that took place almost exactly 250 years ago.
Tuesday, October 22nd, 7pm Lane Room of the Burlingame Public Library