fernando rivera led the first overland expedition to san diego.
who led the first overland expedition to san diego?
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despite his conflict with the missionaries, rivera was chosen to be second-in-command on the portolá expedition, charged with provisioning the entire expedition. in 1769, traveling in advance of expedition leader gaspar de portolá, rivera led the first overland party of the portolá expedition, reaching san diego, together with missionary diarist juan crespí and road-building-engineer josé cañizares. portolá and missionary president junípero serra, arrived a few weeks later. establishment of a colony at san diego achieved the first of the expedition's two primary objectives.





























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fernando rivera y moncada
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overland travel or overlanding refers to an "overland journey" – perhaps originating with marco polo's first overland expedition in the 13th century from venice to the mongolian court of kublai khan. today overlanding is a form of extended adventure holiday, embarking on a long journey, often in a group. overland companies provide a converted truck or a bus plus a tour leader, and the group travels together overland for a period of weeks or months.
adventure travel