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| | *[[Monterey, California]], a city in the U.S. state of California | | *[[Monterey, California]], a city in the U.S. state of California |
| | *[[Monterey, Kentucky]], a city in the U.S. state of Kentucky | | *[[Monterey, Kentucky]], a city in the U.S. state of Kentucky |
| | + | *[[Monterey, Massachusetts]], a town in the U.S. state of Massachusetts |
| | *[[Monterey, Virginia]], a town in the U.S. state of Virginia | | *[[Monterey, Virginia]], a town in the U.S. state of Virginia |
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| | File:William Smyth The Presidio and Pueblo of Monterey (cropped).jpg|The [[Presidio of Monterey, California|Presidio of Monterey]] was built in 1771 by [[Pedro Fages]], on a site selected by [[Miguel Costansó]] in 1770. | | File:William Smyth The Presidio and Pueblo of Monterey (cropped).jpg|The [[Presidio of Monterey, California|Presidio of Monterey]] was built in 1771 by [[Pedro Fages]], on a site selected by [[Miguel Costansó]] in 1770. |
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| − | File:The city of Monterey, California 1842 (NYPL Hades-118665-54791) (cropped).tif|Monterey served as the capital of [[Alta California]] from 1770 until 1849, hosting its only official port-of-entry and the [[Provincial deputation in Spanish America|provincial legislature]].
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| | File:Batalla_de_Monterey.jpg|The 1846 [[Battle of Monterey]], part of the [[Conquest of California|U.S. conquest of California]], resulted in American forces capturing the capital of Mexican California. | | File:Batalla_de_Monterey.jpg|The 1846 [[Battle of Monterey]], part of the [[Conquest of California|U.S. conquest of California]], resulted in American forces capturing the capital of Mexican California. |