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The area has long been inhabited by the Kumeyaay people. The first European to visit the region was Portuguese explorer Juan Rodrigues Cabrillo sailing under the Spanish Flag, (1499 - 1543), who sailed his flagship San Salvador from Navidad, New Spain . Cabrillo claimed the bay for the Spanish Empire and named the site San Miguel. In November of 1602, Sebastián Vizcaíno was sent to map the California coast. Arriving on his flagship San Diego, Vizcaíno surveyed the harbor and what are now Mission Bay and Point Loma and named the area for the Catholic Saint Didacus, a Spaniard more commonly known as San Diego . On November 12, 1602, the first Christian religious service of record in Alta California was conducted by Fray Antonio de la Ascensión, a member of Vizcaíno's expedition, to celebrate the feast day of San Diego . (Source: Wikipedia)
San Diego is stylish and sun-drenched. San Diego literally has something for everyone. Many days could be spent at the world-famous San Diego Zoo, visiting a museum, relaxing on a beach or playing golf. For the outdoors lover, near outskirts of town, Torrey Pines State Reserve offers a place where vacationers to San Diego can view wildlife and vegetation the park is famous for. There are also many family friendly aspects when vacationing in San Diego . Some family friendly activities are visiting SeaWorld, the historic Gaslamp Quarter. Lastly, San Diego possesses a huge number of fine and trendy restaurants covering a worldly amount of cuisines & world-class shopping for all budgets.