Jose Gaspar de Portolá (circa 1929)
Albert Herter
DESCRIPTION: approx. 10-foot by 5-foot oil-on-canvas portrait
De Portolá's full name was Jose Gaspar de Portolá y Rovira (1716 – 1786). He was the Spanish military officer who lead the 1768 expedition into California during California's era of colonization by the Spanish Empire, with Junipero Serra leading the Franciscan missionaries. In addition to leading the Portolá expedition, he served as the first Governor of the Californias.
De Portolá's full name was Jose Gaspar de Portolá y Rovira (1716 – 1786). He was the Spanish military officer who lead the 1768 expedition into California during California's era of colonization by the Spanish Empire, with Junipero Serra leading the Franciscan missionaries. In addition to leading the Portolá expedition, he served as the first Governor of the Californias.
LOCATION: interior, south wall of History Room, Central Library, 630 W. Fifth Street, Historic Core, Los Angeles, California, USA
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