José Cardero
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José Cardero was a Spanish draughtsman and artist. He is most remembered for his work on the expedition of Alejandro Malaspina and the related expedition of Dionisio Alcalá Galiano. During the Galiano
An Indian native of the Monterey, California area circa 1791 by Cardero.
Ships Sutil and Mexicana, during the Dionisio Alcalá Galiano expedition made in 1792 in British Columbia (Canada). Drawing by Cardero
During the Age of Discovery, the Spanish Empire undertook several expeditions to the Pacific Northwest of North America. Spanish claims to the region date to the papal bull of 1493, and the Treaty of
A portrait of Spanish captain Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra, c. 1785. Bodega made several expeditions to the Pacific Northwest to chart the region and settle boundary disputes with the British.
Loading the ship San Carlos. Illustration by Jo Mora.
Areas of Alaska and British Columbia explored by Spain
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