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San Diego : Ballast Point

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In 1542, while Kumeyaay Indians waited on a beach at Ballast Point, Juan Cabrillo (see Point Loma) stepped ashore and claimed the land for Spain. In 1803, the “Battle of San Diego Bay” took place here, after Spanish Fort Guijarros fired on an American brig in a smuggling incident.

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