The celebration of Filipino American History Month in October commemorates the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental United States, which occurred on October 18, 1587, when “Luzones Indios” came ashore from the Spanish galleon Nuestra Senora de Esperanza and landed at what is now Morro Bay, California.

- http://fanhs-national.org/filam. (n.d.). About Filipino American History Month. FANHS. Retrieved October 17, 2024, from http://fanhs-national.org/filam/about-old/about/