revision preference src: In 1769, Crespi ́ joined the expedition led by Gaspar de Portola ́ and Juni ́ pero Serra (see Timeline of the Portola ́ expedition). <SEP> tgt: In 1769 he joined the Portola expedition of Gaspar de Portola ̀ and traveled by land, while Father Serra went by boat and got there 8 days later to occupy Monterey; he was the first to write about Franciscan friars meeting with people who already lived there.