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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Pedro de Alberní y Teixidor
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Pedro de Alberní y Teixidor was a Spanish soldier who served the Spanish Crown for almost all his life. He spent most of his military career in New Spain. He is notable for his role in the exploration
Reconstruction of Fort San Miguel.
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.