Battle of San Diego Bay

The House of Spain, in conjunction with Naval Base Point Loma, held the 2022 Battle of San Diego Bay memorial on June 11, 2022.  The ceremony took place at the Naval Base Point Loma (NBPL), formerly known as the Submarine Base.  Compatriot Philip Hinshaw represented SDSAR and reported:

“About 30 people were in attendance.  The Keynote Speaker was Major Aurelio Hinarejos-Rojo, Spanish Army Corps of Polytechnic Engineer.  During his first tour of duty in Pasadena, CA he researched the Spanish engineers that built Spanish forts in California. The engineer that built Fort Guijarros was assigned to Army Corps of Polytechnic Engineers, the same unit as Major Hinarejos-Rojo.”

There are no visible remains of the Spanish Fort Guijarros, but the flag raising ceremony occurs where the fort was located.  The U.S. Army commenced construction of Fort Rosecrans in 1852 and the facility was transferred to the U.S. Navy in 1959. (see http://www.fortwiki.com/Fort_Rosecrans).  The original Post Cemetery became the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.  Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, the first European to enter San Diego, is believed to have landed at Ballast Point on June 27, 1542 (see https://www.nps.gov/cabr/learn/historyculture/juan-rodriguez-cabrillo.htm).