Explore Monterey | Gonzalez

Gonzales is a city in Monterey County, in the Salinas metro area. Gonzales is largely a farming town that was founded by the brothers Dr. Mariano and Alfredo Gonzalez in 1874. Gonzales offers many services for the traveler such as restaurants, a shopping center and hotels.

The HRM Rex Goliath wine company is based in Gonzales and the city itself boasts as the Wine Capital of California.

The latitude of Gonzales is 36.506N. The longitude is -121.443W. Elevation is 135 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 8,510.