Today In SCV History: August 8, 1769 - Portolá Expedition Crosses Into Santa Clarita img:is([sizes="auto" i], [sizes^="auto," i]) { contain-intrinsic-size: 3000px 1500px } Today In SCV History: August 8, 1769
Today In SCV History: August 8, 1769 - Portolá Expedition Crosses Into Santa Clarita
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Today In SCV History: August 8, 1769
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Date: 08/08/2026 8:30am
Article Summary:
**Portolá Expedition Entered the Santa Clarita Valley Through Newhall Pass on August 8, 1769**
On Aug. 8, 1769, the Portolá Expedition entered the Santa Clarita Valley through what is now Newhall Pass during the first Spanish overland exploration of Alta California. Led by Gaspar de Portolá and accompanied by Father Junípero Serra, the expedition documented the region’s landscape and encountered a Tataviam village near present-day Elsmere Canyon.
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Date: 08/08/2026 8:30am
Article Summary:
**Portolá Expedition Entered the Santa Clarita Valley Through Newhall Pass on August 8, 1769**
On Aug. 8, 1769, the Portolá Expedition entered the Santa Clarita Valley through what is now Newhall Pass during the first Spanish overland exploration of Alta California. Led by Gaspar de Portolá and accompanied by Father Junípero Serra, the expedition documented the region’s landscape and encountered a Tataviam village near present-day Elsmere Canyon.
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