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Blanco (formerly, Blanco Crossing) is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California.〔 It is located on the Salinas River, around the Blanco Road crossing, west of Salinas, at an elevation of 23 feet (7 m).〔 ==Portolá expedition== A crucial decision faced the leaders of the first European land exploration of Alta California, the Spanish Portolá expedition, which camped on the Salinas River in this vicinity for several days, October 1-6, 1769. From this camp, the expedition leaders ascended the hills to the west (inside today's Fort Ord, from which vantage they saw Monterey Bay for the first time (the scouts had seen it the day before). Portolá himself, with 8 soldiers, went out to Monterey to verify the scouts' report that they had not seen the great port described by Sebastian Vizcaino - the ultimate goal of the expedition. Monterey harbor didn't meet their expectations, even though they recognized Vizcaino's "Point of Pines" (Monterey Peninsula) and "Rio de Carmelo" (Carmel River) beyond. Supplies were running low, and a meeting of the party leadership was held on October 4 to decide whether to turn around and return to San Diego. The decision to continue searching to the north was unanimous, with all voters recording written statements: "Having heard and considered attentively all the opinions of the officers who are with me on this expedition, it is my vote that the expedition rest in this place for a period of six days, and that it should continue its march in quest of the Port of Monterey as far as is humanly possible. In this case, a place will be selected to establish ourselves as well as possible, and no long excursion will be undertaken inasmuch as in the going and coming much time would be lost. - ''Gaspar de Portolá''. Conclusion of the council held on this date: * Vote of Don Miguel Costanso. He concurs in that, at the expiration of six days, the whole expedition set out together. * Vote of Don Pedro Fages. He concurs in that, at the expiration of six days, the whole expedition set out together. * Vote of Don Fernando de Rivera y Moncada, second in command of the expedition. He agrees that the expedition rest for a period of six days. * Decision of the commander of the expedition. He votes and concurs with the others, in that the expedition continue its march at the end of six days. * Vote of Father Gomez. He agrees that the expedition set out at the end of six days. * Vote of Father Crespi. He says that he agrees in the words of the decision of the council." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blanco, Monterey County, California」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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