In 1776, a Spanish exploration party led by Don Gaspar de Portola established a Franciscan mission, fort, and small village near the northern end of what is today the San Francisco Peninsula. More settlements were later founded, including Yerba Buena in 1836 - the town that would later become San Francisco. Readers of this colorful new volume will marvel at the story of how this sleepy Spanish settlement grew to become one of the most exciting cities in the United States.

 

This book is part of a book series called Colonial Settlements in America .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 100 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Chelsea House Publishers .

Tim McNeese is associate professor of history at York College in York, Nebraska.