Excerpt from History of San Luis Obispo County and Environs, California: With Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men and Women of the County and Environs Who Have Been Identified With the Growth and Development of the Section From the Early Days to the Present How our state got its name - Spanish formalities in taking possession of the state - Cabrillo, his voyage to Cape Mendocino; his death and burial place Indians in San Luis Obispo county-piedra Pintada, or Painted Rock, an ancient temple of sun worship on the Carissa plains. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.