Monterey, California
Monterey County
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Monterey ( for Konigsberg Spanish) is a coastal town in Monterey County in the U.S. state of California, United States, with about 27,800 inhabitants (as of 2010 census ). The metropolitan area has a size of 30.4 square kilometers and is located on Highway 1 between San Francisco ( 185 km north ) and Los Angeles ( about 560 kilometers to the south ). The city is located on a peninsula on the southern end of Monterey Bay.
History
In 1602, the Bay of Sebastián Vizcaíno was explored, who in honor of the Count of Monte Rey, the viceroy of New Spain, named. The June 3, 1770 is regarded as the founding date of the city. The first buildings were the Presidio Military Base and Mission St. Charles Borromeo. In 1776, Monterey became the capital of Alta California and Baja California and was a short time also the capital of the young U.S. state of California.
With the conquest by Americans in July 1846 ended the objective of the Junta of independence Monterey California.
Today, the main source of income is tourism Monterey. The city is the Handlungsort some novels of John Steinbeck, including Tortilla Flat (1935 ) and The Cannery ( Cannery Row, 1945).
Economy
Monterey was the late 18th century and early 19th century, an important fishing and whaling port. Particular importance was attached to the catch of sardines, their processing plants were mainly located along Cannery Row.
Today, the main source of income is tourism Monterey.
Culture and sights
Robert Louis Stevenson, author of the well-known works Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde held in 1879 at Monterey. The town is cited in his poetry book A Child's Garden of Verses. There is a Stevensonhaus with a beautiful garden in Monterey. Monterey served as the backdrop of some of the novels of John Steinbeck, including Tortilla Flat (1935 ) and The Cannery ( Cannery Row, 1945).
In Monterey County Fairground found 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, one of the most important concerts of rock music history ( as a film Monterey Pop, filmmaker DA Pennebaker ). Since 1958, the Monterey Jazz Festival is held.
Monterey is home to the Monterey Peninsula College (1947 ), the Naval Postgraduate School ( 1947), an officer's school, which was also attended by numerous American astronauts, the Defense Language Institute, a school for the military, and the Monterey Institute of International Studies ( 1955).
A world-famous institution is the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which is located at the western end of Cannery Row.
On the outskirts of Monterey, the 17- Mile Drive, a famous tourist road begins.
Twinning
Monterey maintains partnerships with cities
- China 's Republic of Tainan in Taiwan, since 1965
- Japan Nanao in Japan, since 1995
- Croatia Dubrovnik in Croatia, since 2006
- Italy Trapani, Sicily (Italy ), since 2006
- Turkey Kusadasi in Turkey, since 2007
Sons and daughters of the town
- José Castro (1808-1860), Commandant General of Alta California and leader of the junta of Monterey 1846
- Sammy Hagar ( born 1947 ), singer, guitarist and songwriter
- Molly Ivins (1944-2007), American newspaper columnist, political commentator and best-selling author
- Hal Lindes ( born 1953 ), English - American guitarist and composer
- Frido Mann ( born 1940 ), psychologist and writer
- Sean O'Keefe ( born 1956 ), former head of the U.S. space agency NASA
- Leon Panetta ( born 1938 ), politician (Democratic Party)
- Tory Belleci (born 1970 ), filmmaker
- Jeremy Sumpter (* 1989), actor
- Allison Scagliotti (* 1990), actress