Historio Compuesta : de todo lo acaesido en la expediccion hecha al Puerto de Nuca año de 1789 / by Fray Francisco Sánchez, copied in another hand, 1790.

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Historio Compuesta : de todo lo acaesido en la expediccion hecha al Puerto de Nuca año de 1789 / by Fray Francisco Sánchez, copied in another hand, 1790.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702689130

The manuscript describes an 1789 Spanish expedition to the Northwest coast to determine the extent of Russian settlement and trade, as well as the activities of other nations in the region. Meetings with captains James Colnett, Robet Gray, William Douglas, and John Kendrick, and the seizure of the British ships Argonaut and Princess Royal, and the Portuguese ship Iphigenia, are recorded. The work also includes a vocabulary of the Nootka language and a description of the Nookta region and Indians.

1 v. (in a case) ; 20 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8028946

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Sánchez, Francisco Miguel, Fray.

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Fray Francisco Miguel Sánchez, a Franciscan from the College of San Fernado at San Blas, accompanied an 1789 expedition to Nootka Sound to establish a mission. From the description of Historio Compuesta : de todo lo acaesido en la expediccion hecha al Puerto de Nuca año de 1789 / by Fray Francisco Sánchez, copied in another hand, 1790. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702689130 ...

Gray, Robert, 1755-1806

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Flóres, Manuel Antonio de.

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San Carlos (Ship)

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Princess Royal (Ship)

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Voyages: (1) From Bombay 1797. Capt John Wedgbrough. Bombay 9 Aug 1797 - 16 Oct Cape - 3 Dec St Helena - 31 Jan 1798 Downs. British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : CorporateBody : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000093.0x0002c8 Voyages: (1) 1796/7 Madras and Bengal. Capt Peter Foubister. Falmouth 16 Feb 1797 - 16 May Cape - 11 Jul Madras - 13 Aug Pondicherry - 16 Aug Madras - 6 Sep Penang - 11 Dec Madras - 28 Jan 1798 Calcutta - 8 Mar Diamond Harbour - 14 Jun...

Douglas, William, fl. 1789.

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Martínez, Esteban José, 1742-1798

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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 : Prim...

Sosies, Lorenzo, Fray.

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Princesa (Ship)

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Patero, Severo, Fray.

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Iphigenia (Ship)

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Espi, José, Fray.

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Lopez de Haro, Gonzalo.

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Kendrick, John, approximately 1740-1794

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John Kendrick was the original commander of the 1787 expedition of the Columbia and the Washington to the Pacific Northwest and China. Kendrick was killed at Oahu by an accidental shot from a British ship entering harbor on December 12, 1794. From the description of John Kendrick letters [manuscript], 1787-1845. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 662812041 ...

Colnett, James, 1755?-1806

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James Colnett (1755?-1806), ship's captain for the British South Sea Company, tried to establish a trading post at Nootka Sound. From the description of Letter, 1789 Jul 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702128671 ...

Argonaut (Ship)

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