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The Tower of Jewels
Colonnade, The Fountain of Youth |
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| Beyond the colonnades and the great Roman arch, on the north face of the Tower of Jewels as it faces the Court of the Universe, are four commemorative tablets similar to those found on the south side. The panel at the left end of the colonnade is inscribed: 1542 - Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers California and lands on its shores. The Panel at the left of the central arch reads: 1776 - Jose Joaquin Moraga founds the Mission of San Francisco de Isis. At the right of the central arch the panel reads: 1846-The United States upon the outbreak of war with Mexico takes possession of California. The Panel at the right end of the colonnade is inscribed: 1850 - California is admitted to the Union as a sovereign State. |
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