Download or read book Yerba Buena, Updated Edition written by Larry Van Meter and published by Infobase Holdings, Inc. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1776, a Spanish exploration party led by Don Gaspar de Portolá established a Franciscan mission, fort, and small village near the northern end of what is today the San Francisco Peninsula. The village would be named Yerba Buena, or "good herb," for the fragrant, flowering vine that grew in the area.