Trinidad Cross Metal Print

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This granite cross was installed in 1913 by the Eureka Woman's Club in the same spot on Trinidad Head, where a wooden cross was erected by the Spanish in 1775 claiming it for Spain.

As early as the 15th century, explorers such as Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo and Sir Francis Drake began to sail along the County’s coastline, observing landmarks and harbors and searching for a mythical cross-continental passage. It wasn’t until 1775 that a Spanish vessel, captained by Juan Francisco de Bodega, would brave the unpredictable winds and rocky shoreline to land at Patrick’s Point in Trinidad. Bodega and his men left a crude cross on Trinidad Head to signify their claiming of the country for the King of Spain. Today a memorial cross stands in its place.

This is a black and white photograph of the cross surrounded by trees, the sun cast a halo effect in the lower right corner.

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