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[[File:Vancouver-Monterey.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|The Presidio of Monterrey". Volume II, plate V from: "A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World" by Captain [[George Vancouver]]]]
[[Monterey, California|Monterey]] was founded in 1770 by missionary [[Junípero Serra]] and explorer [[Gaspar de Portolà]]. Portolà erected the [[Presidio of Monterey]] to defend the port against an expected Russian trading and settlement invasion.<ref name="nhlsum">[http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceID=121&resourceType=Building NHL Summary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008221656/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceID=121&resourceType=Building |date=2012-10-08 }}</ref>
At the same time, Serra founded [[Mission San Carlos Borromeo]], second in the chain of [[Spanish Missions of California]]. Originally near the presidio, the mission later moved a few miles south to its current location in Carmel.
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==Government==
The Monterey Peninsula cities of Monterey, Pacific Grove and Carmel-by-the-Sea are represented on the Monterey County Board of Supervisors by [[Dave Potter (politician)|Supervisor Dave Potter]] .<ref>{{cite web|title=Monterey County Supervisorial District 5 Map (North District 5)|url=http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/cob/sup_maps/district5-1.pdf|publisher=County of Monterey|accessdate=21 September 2012|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701050525/http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/cob/sup_maps/district5-1.pdf|archivedate=1 July 2012|df=}}</ref> The cities of Seaside, Sand City, Del Rey Oaks and Marina, which many locals also consider part of the greater Monterey Peninsula, are represented by Supervisor [http://www.co.monterey.ca.us/cob/sup_maps/district4.pdf Jane Parker].
In the [[California State Assembly]], the Monterey Peninsula is represented by [http://asmdc.org/members/a29/ Mark Stone] as part of the California's 29th State Assembly District.
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