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Captain Don Gaspar de Portola, (sculpture). Artist:  Carulla, Subiracus, sculptor. Foneria Ginfer, founder. Title:  Captain Don Gaspar de Portola, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Nov. 5, 1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: cast bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 10 x 3 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 8 x 8 x 10 ft. Inscription:  (On side of plinth, incised:) SUBIRACIIS CARULLA (On plaque on back of plinth, incised:) FONERIA "GINFER"/REUS.CATALUNYA/SPAiN (On plaque on front of base:) CAPTAIN/DON GASPAR DE PORTOLA/BORN IN BALAGUER,/CATALONIA, SPAIN./FIRST GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA,/FOUNDER OF SAN DIEGO/AND MONTEREY,/DISCOVERER OF THE BAY/OF SAN FRANCISCO/ON NOVEMBER 4, 1769,/PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT/OF THE GENERALITAT OF CATALONIA/THE HONORABLE JORDI PUJOL,/ON NOVEMBER 5, 1988,/TO THE PEOPLE/OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THE HONORABLE/GEORGE DEUKMEJIAN, GOVERNOR signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A stylized, cubist-like figure of Don Gaspar de Portola, dressed in military uniform, consisting of long-tailed jacket, hat, and high boots, stands holding a sword down to his side with his proper left hand and a rolled document in his proper right hand. The figure stands atop a two-tiered base in a plaza setting. Subject:  Portrait male -- Portola, Gaspar de -- Full length Occupation -- Political -- Governor Occupation -- Military -- Captain Occupation -- Other -- Explorer Ethnic -- Spanish Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Pacifica Sculpture Owner:  Coadministered by State of California, Highway Department, Sacramento, California Coadministered by State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, Sacramento, California Located Pacifica Community Center, Crespi Drive, Pacifica, California Remarks:  Captain Don Gaspar de Portola, born in Balaguer in the Catalonia region of Spain, was the first governor of California, the founder of San Diego, and Monterey, and the discoverer of the Bay of San Francisco on November 4, 1769. The figure of Don Gaspar was presented by the Honorable Jordi Pujol, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia to the people of the State of California and the Governor, George Deukmejian on November 5, 1988. Nearby sign reads: PLACA DE/CATALUNYA. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS CA000622   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000622 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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