large live oaks and white oaks for ship-
building, and this close to the seaside in
great number.His appraisal of the area also saw promise in
the site for a permanent settlement:
There is fresh water in quantity and the har-
bor is verysecureagainst all winds. The
land is thickly peopled by Indians and is
very fertile, in its climate and the quality of
the soil resembling Castile, and any seed
sown therewill give fruit, and there areCharting the Coast of California B 129
Sebastián Vizcaíno named the large rocky bay south of San Francisco on the California coast Monterey Bay
(originally spelled Monterrey) after his sponsor, the count of Monterrey. This photograph of the bay was
taken in the mid-19th century. (Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division [LC-USZ62-27643])