Looks at how the city developed from a small village settled by early Franciscan missionaries and the Spanish military. This book shows how the city's architecture still reflects and preserves its Spanish heritage, but also incorporates…
San Diego History
1 user likes thisFounded in 1769 by Spanish missionaries, San Diego is the oldest settled community on the Pacific Coast. The city also has a Native American history that began long before the arrival of European explorers. In the decades before statehood in 1850, San Diego was a small pueblo governed by the Spanish, and later by Mexico. The books and websites listed below are a starting point for exploring the rich history of the San Diego region. Additional resources can be found in the California Collection of the Central Library.


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San Diego
California's Cornerstone
Strangers in a Stolen Land
Indians of San Diego County From Prehistory to the New Deal
San Diego
An Introduction to the Region
Turning the Pages
San Diego Public Library History, 1882-1982
San Diego
Perfecting Paradise
Antigua California
Mission and Colony on the Peninsular Frontier, 1697-1768
Balboa Park
a Millennium History
History of San Diego, 1542-1908
An Account of the Rise and Progress of the Pioneer Settlement on the Pacific Coast of the United States
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