Martínez, Esteban José, 1742-1798

Captain Esteban José Martínez set sail from San Blas, Nayarit, aboard the frigate Santiago, and carried supplies for the settlements at San Diego, Monterey, and San Francisco. He landed at San Francisco on 26 June 1779. Martínez later (1788-1789) commanded the Spanish expedition along the coast of Northern California to investigate Russian activities and their potential threat to Spanish holdings.

From the description of Diario de navegación de D[o]n Estevan Josef Martinez : Primer Piloto de Departam[en]to de S[a]n Blas, del Viage que hizo a los Puertos de S[a]n Francisco, S[a]n Diego, y Monterrey [sic] ... en el ano de 1779 : ms. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 81872531

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