User:Onofre Bouvila/Catalans in the Pacific Northwest

This is a page where I put stuff related to the articles I've created about the Catalans and Spaniards in the Pacific Northwest during the late 18th century.

Articles created about this topic

1. Estevan Point
2. Esteban José Martínez
3. Francisco de Eliza
4. Free Company of Volunteers of Catalonia
5. Pere d'Alberní i Teixidor
6. José María Narváez
7. Temascaltepec
8. José Mariano Mociño Suárez Lozano
9. Domingo Elizondo
10. Gonzalo López de Haro
11. Alberni Canal
12. Fort San Miguel
13. Diego de Borica
14. José Joaquín de Arrillaga
15. José Antonio Roméu

Chronological order of the Spanish expeditions

• • Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475-1519), Spanish explorer and conquistador from Jerez de los Caballeros, claimed possession of the Pacific Ocean and all adjoining lands in the name of the Spanish sovereigns in 1513.
  • Juan José Pérez Hernández (1725-1775), Majorcan born Spanish explorer, first European to explore the region in 1774.
  • Bruno de Heceta (1744-1807), Basque born SpaSpanish explorer, explored the region in 1775.
  • Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra (1743-1794), Liman born Spanish explorer, explored the region in an expedition in 1775 along with Bruno de Heceta.
  • Esteban José Martínez, Sevillan born Spanish explorer who founded the Spanish fort in Nootka Sound in 1789. It can be considered the first formal colony in the region (prior to that there was only a trade post from the Englishman John Meares).
  • Gonzalo López de Haro, accompained Esteban José Martínez in the 1789 expedition.
  • Francisco de Eliza, made an expedition to Nootka Sound in 1790 to rebuild the Spanish fort abandoned by Esteban José Martínez.
  • Pere d'Alberní (1747-1802), Catalan born Spanish soldier and explorer from Tortosa, Captain of the First Free Company of Volunteers of Catalonia appointed in Nootka Sound. His mission was to rebuild the fort, after Esteban José Martínez had abandoned it. He went with his company in the expedition of Francisco de Eliza, in 1790.
  • Salvador Fidalgo, Catalan born Spanish explorer from La Seu d'Urgell, made an expedition to Nootka Sound in 1790.
  • José María Narváez, Spanish explorer, discovered Point Grey (modern day Vancouver, British Columbia) on July 5, 1791.

Pictures I uploaded / interesting pictures about this topic

Reconstruction of Fort San Miguel.

Lieutenant Esteban José Martínez Fernández y Martínez de la Sierra, Marina real, circa 1785.

A view of the Habitations in Nootka Sound. In: "A Collection of Voyages round te World ... Captain Cook's First, Second, Third and Last Voyages ...." Volume V, London, 1790, page 1767.

Friendly Cove, Nootka Sound. Volume I, plate VII from: "A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean and Round the World" by Captain George Vancouver.