The Rediscovery of the Pueblo De Las Canoas.
By Ronald L.
Rindge. Malibu, Ca.: Malibu Historical Society and The Malibu Lagoon Museum,
1985. Map. Chart. Photographs. Bibliography. 60 Pages. $8.00 Paperback.
One of the many mysteries growing out of Juan Rodriquez
Cabrillo's 1542-1543 voyage along the California coast has been the location of
the "pueblo de las Canoas" (the town of the canoes), which he noted on 10
October 1542. This publication, which grew out of an application to the
California Historic Resources Commission for designation of the Malibu Lagoon
State Beach as the site of Cabrillo's town of canoes, covers the controversy
over the site, includes pertinent excerpts from the Paez account of the Cabrillo
voyage, and the development of the argument that Malibu Lagoon was the site of
the town. The piece is both an interesting addition to the literature on
Cabrillo and his California experiences, and a good example of historical
detective work. It can be obtained from the Malibu Historical Society, P.O. Box
291, Malibu, Ca. 90265.
