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When Spanish explorer Sebastián Vizcaíno sailed along the California coast in 1602, he had the sense our local bay was special, and he coined the first non-Indigenous place name in the region: Bahía de Monterrey – Monterey Bay – in honor of New Spain’s viceroy at the time, whose ancestral home was Monterrey, Spain.

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How did Monterey County's cities and towns get their names? The answers might surprise you., 831 (Tales from the Area Code)

How did Monterey County's cities and towns get their names? The answers might surprise you., 831 (Tales from the Area Code)

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