A Spanish national, Juan Rodriguez Cabillo was the first European to settle in the area that is now San Diego in the mid sixteenth century. The city owes it's name to explorer Sebastian Vizcaino in 1602. san Diego, in the mid sixteenth century was under the rule of New Spain. The first Mission in the northern part of California was opened in San Diego, in 1769. Colonists started arriving five years later and one year after that the native people started a rebellion. The Mission was burned and the priest and two other aid workers were killed. The Mission was later rebuilt and fortified stronger than before and in the late eighteenth century the mission was regarded as the largest in California, having more than one thousand four hundred natives as part of the mission. San Diego was established as a city in 1850 and thirty five years later the city was connected by railroad to the rest of the United States. San Diego was re-established as a city thirty six years after it was first given the status. The city played host to two fairs, the Panama-California Exposition and the California Pacific International Exposition, in 1915 and 1935 respectively. Before the end of the Cold War, San Diego had a very huge Military presence, which deteriorated significantly after the Cold War ceased. The Military has also played a big role in the economy, but since then the city has become a leader in the Biotech industry with large cooperation's based in the city, e.g. Qualcomm. San Diegans are known to be very politically conservative. Here are a few demographics for the city of san Diego; Living in the city are 271,315 families. 60.18% of the population are White, 25.40% are Hispanic or Latino, 13.65% are of Asian origin, 7.86% are African American, 0.62% are Native American and 0.48% Pacific Islander. Tourism is a huge industry in san Diego. The hotels, lodges and Inns are some of the best in the state. Here are a few of those accommodating facilities; California Suites Hotel, Days Inn & Suites La Jolla, Four Points Sheraton San Diego, Best Western Island Palms Hotel & Marina, Holiday Inn San Diego Bayside, Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina. This are the various teams based in the city of san Diego; San Diego Chargers (National Football League), San Diego Riptide ( Arena Football League 2), San Diego Gulls (East Coast Hockey League) and the San Diego Padres (Major League Baseball).