While mayor, the first Cabrillo Landing celebration was held, honoring the 350th anniversary of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo's arrival in San Diego Bay.
San Juan | Juan Carlos I of Spain | Robert Rodriguez | Don Juan | Alex Rodriguez | Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Juan Gabriel | Juan Perón | Juan Pablo Montoya | Strait of Juan de Fuca | Juan Ramón Jiménez | Juan Luna | Iván Rodríguez | San Juan, Metro Manila | San Juan Islands | San Juan, Argentina | José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero | San Juan del Sur | Juan Manuel Santos | Juan Gris | Juan | Paul Rodriguez | Old San Juan | Juan Mónaco | Juan Luis Guerra | Juan de Padilla | San Juan de la Maguana | Omar Rodríguez-López | Juan Martín del Potro | Juan López de Padilla |
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo sailed from the Port of Navidad (now Acapulco) in 1542 and, after bucking head winds and seas for five months, sighted the Coronado Islands.
Spain made claims of prior discovery for the northwest coast of North America by citing the voyages of Cabrillo in 1542, Ferrelo in 1543, and Vizcaino in 1602–03.