400th Anniversary of the Naming of Monterey Bay by Gen. Sebastián Vizcaíno: 16 December 1602 – 16 December 2002

16 December 1602 – 16 December 2002. This date marks the 400th anniversary of the naming of Monterey Bay by Gen. Sebastián Vizcaíno, commissioned by Don Gaspár Zúñiga y Acevedo, Count of Monte Rey. Near this place, called Acasta and Hummukul by the Ohlone/Constanoan Esselen Nation, Fr. Andrés de la Ascensión, Fr. Antonio de las Ascensióón and Fr. Tomás de Aquino, three Discalced Carmelite friars on the Vizcaíno expedition, celebrated the first Mass in Northern California. . This historical marker was erected in 2002 by Discalced Carmelite Friars of the Western Province and the City of Monterey. It is in Monterey in Monterey County California