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The town and port saw little action during colonial days and it slumbered quietly, hosting a few lost galleons and pirate ships that happened to stop for repairs or supplies.
In 1579 England’s Francis Drake, during the round-the-world trip that earned him his knighthood, took a break from harrying Spanish treasure galleons and stopped for repairs at Point Reyes (Drake’s Bay, just north of San Francisco).
During the 16th century a fleet of galleons laden with treasures used the port as a pit stop on the way back to Spain from the New World.
The nearby El Tesoro (the Treasure) beach is also the subject of local lore — many believe this beach still may hold buried treasure from Spanish galleons, whose crews used the harbor during the 16th century.
During colonial days the bay was visited by both Spanish galleons and pirate ships looking for shelter, repairs, or supplies.