Pantoja Park

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Pantoja Park
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Pantoja Park (foreground)
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TypePublic
Location San Diego, California, U.S.
Coordinates 32°42′47″N117°10′04″W / 32.713011°N 117.167834°W / 32.713011; -117.167834
Created1850
StatusOpen year round

Pantoja Park is a public park located in the Marina District in downtown San 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 of San 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 contains a statue of Benito Juárez, a gift from the Mexican government in 1981. [4]

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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 historic Natal 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 seventh San Diego Historic Landmark in 1969. [7]

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