| Pantoja Park | |
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 Pantoja Park (foreground) | |
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| Type | Public |
| Location | San Diego,California, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 32°42′47″N117°10′04″W / 32.713011°N 117.167834°W /32.713011; -117.167834 |
| Created | 1850 |
| Status | Open year round |
Pantoja Park is a publicpark located in theMarina district in downtownSan Diego, California. Originally built in 1850, it is the oldest park in San Diego.[1] It is named for Don Juan Pantoja y Arriola, a Spanish navigator who drew the first map ofSan Diego Bay in 1782.[2] The park was originally named Plaza Pantoja; in the mid-19th century, it was known as New Town Park.[3] It containsa statue of Benito Juárez, a gift from the Mexican government in 1981.[4]
The park features a large grassy area and multiple large mature trees.[5] It has several towering old fig trees, shrubs and flowers, benches, walking paths, and a historicNatal plum planted in the middle of the park.[6] Two years after the formation of San Diego's Historical Resources Board, Pantoja Park was registered as the seventhSan Diego Historic Landmark in 1969.[7]
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