The RD Riccoboni paintings in this gallery are of places and people in Old Town San Diego. San Diego is the Birthplace of California, the golden state’s first settlement and oldest city. It was here on September 28, 1542 that the first European, the noble Captain Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo and his heroic crew landed from two ships, San Salvador and Victoria. Here too, the daring Spanish navigator, Captain Sebastian Vizcaino entered the harbor on November 10, 1602 with three ships and anchored opposite the site of Old Town. Two days later, on the Feast of Saint Didacus, O.F.M., or San Diego, Vizcaino with three Carmelite Fathers, and some officers accompanied by their men stepped ashore here. The paintings in this gallery are of current Old Town San Diego and capture the architecture and events that go on in the historic town center. When visiting San Diego California please visit the studio and gallery of RD Riccoboni, one of America’s favorite artists, at Beacon Artworks gallery, located in Fiesta de Reyes inside Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, Give the gift of San Diego Art prints and original art paintings, drawings and art souvenirs by California artist RD Riccoboni