Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra journal, 1792-1793.

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Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra journal, 1792-1793.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71071877

Journal kept by Bodega y Cuadra as Spanish commander of a naval expedition from San Blas, Mexico, to Nootka Sound on the coast of Alta California (now British Columbia) that was sent to ascertain the extent of British and Russian penetration into the Northwest Pacific coast. Includes his account of the treaty negotiations (known as the Nootka Convention) with George Vancouver that led to the transfer of the Spanish outpost on Nootka Sound to Great Britain in 1795. Includes a list of Latin names compiled by José Mariano Moziño and José María Maldonado of flora and fauna found on the expedition, glossary of Nootka Indian words, and two folding logs recording weather, wind, latitudes, and longitudes during the voyage.

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Maldonado, José María

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Spanish explorer. Full name: Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Cuadra. Variant spelling: Bodega y Quadra. From the description of Juan de la Bodega y Cuadra journal, 1792-1793. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71071877 Juan Francisco de La Bodega y Cuadra was born on May 22, 1774 in Peru. During his lifetime as a Spanish navigator, Bodega y Cuadra was was promoted in ranks from Spanish naval officer to Ship Lieutenant. A couple of his significant explorations were in 1775 and 1779...

Great Britain. 1793 Feb. 12.

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Moziño, José Mariano, 1757-1820?

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Joseph Marino Moziño Suárez de Figueroa, botanist attached to the 1792 Spanish expedition to Nootka Sound under the command of Bodega y Quadra. From the description of Relacion de la ysla de Mazarredo..., por D. Joseph Marino Moziño Suárez de Figueroa, 1793. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702128682 Don José Mariano Moziño Suárez de Figueroa, botanist appointed as naturalist to the 1792 Expedición de Limites al Norte de California by Viceroy Revilla-Gigedo. He later c...

Vancouver, George, 1757-1798

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British naval officer and explorer. From the description of George Vancouver papers, 1793-1794. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981522 ...

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