Juan de Ayala

Juan de Ayala

Juan Manuel de Ayala (28 December 1745 – 30 December 1797) was a Spanish naval officer who played a significant role in the European exploration of California, since he and the crew of his ship the "San Carlos" are the first Europeans known to have entered the San Francisco Bay.

Ayala was born in Osuna, Andalucía. He entered the Spanish navy on the 19 September, 1760, and rose to achieve the rank of Captain by 1782. He retired (on full pay on account of his achievements in California) on March 14, 1785.

In the early 1770s, the Spanish royal authorities ordered an exploration of the north coast of California, "to Ascertain if there were any Russian Settlements on the Coast of California, and to Examine the Port of San Francisco". Don Fernando Rivera y Moncada had already marked the point for a mission in what is now San Francisco, and a land expedition to establish Spanish rule over the area, under Juan Bautista de Anza had been sent northwards. Ayala, then a Lieutenant was one of those assigned to the naval expedition. He arrived in Vera Cruz in August, 1774 and proceeded to Mexico City to receive orders from the Viceroy, Frey Don Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursua. Bucareli sent him to San Blas where he took command of the schooner "Sonora", part of a squadron under the general command of Don Bruno de Heceta, in the frigate "Santiago". The squadron sailed from San Blas early in 1775. However when they were lying outside San Blas about to set out, the commander of the packet boat "San Carlos", Don Miguel Manrique, was taken ill - some sources say that he went mad. Ayala was ordered to take command of this larger vessel, sailed back to San Blas to land the unfortunate Manrique, and rejoined the squadron after a few days' sailing. Ayala was designated to pass through the strait and explore what lay within, while the "Santiago" and "Sonora" continued northwards. The "San Carlos" took on supplies at Monterey, leaving there on 26 July and then proceeding northwards. Ayala passed through the Golden Gate on 5 August, 1775, with some difficulty and great caution because of the tides. He tried a number of anchorages, finding that off Angel Island most satisfactory, but failed to make contact, as he had hoped, with Anza's party. The "San Carlos" remained in the Bay until 18 September, returning to San Blas via Monterey. Ayala's subsequent report to the Viceroy stressed gave a full account of the geography of the bay, and stressed its advantages as a harbour (chiefly the absence of "those troublesome fogs which we had daily in Monterey, because the fogs here hardly reach the entrance of the port, and once inside the harbor, the weather is very clear") and the friendliness of the local Native American people.

External links

* [http://etext.teamnesbitt.com/books/etext/etext04/8marc10.txt.html Etext] of "The March of Portolà" and the Log of the "San Carlos"


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