in 1774.

Monterey was established in 1770 by Father Junípero Serra and Gaspar de Portolà (the first governor of Las Californias province (1767-1770), explorer and founder of San Diego and Monterey). Monterey was settled with two friars and about 40 men and served as the capital of California from 1777 to 1849. The nearby Carmel Mission in Carmel