Papers pertaining to the 1789 Spanish exploration of the Northwest Coast of North America. Under the command of Alessandro Malaspina, the expedition sailed from Cadiz to the west coast of Africa, across the Atlantic to South America, south to the Falk...
Description:
Available on microfilm.
Subject (Geographic):
Northwest Coast of North America and Northwest Passage.
Subject (Name):
Cordova, Luis de., Eguia, Manuel de., Fernán-Núñez, Carlos José Gutiérrez de los Ríos y Rohan Chabot, conde de, 1742-1795., Gutierrez de Rubalcava, Joaquin., Malaspina, Alessandro, 1754-1809., Mazarredo, Joseph., Muñoz, Xavier, fl. 1786., Revillagigedo, Juan Vicente Güémez Pacheco de Padilla Horcasitas y Aguayo, conde de, 1740-1799., Sesma, Fermin., Sevena, Pedro de., Valdés y Bazan, Antonio, 1744-1816., Atrevida (Corvette), and Descubierta (Corvette)
Subject (Topic):
Voyages around the world, Discovery and exploration, and Spanish
Extract from a diary of the second mate on a Spanish voyage to explore the northern coast of California
Description:
Juan Pantoja y Arriaga, second mate of the frigate la Princesa, one of two ships (the other, la Favorita)on a voyage headed by Ignacio Arteaga to discover a Northwest passage north of San Francisco in 1779. La Princesa was commanded by Juan Francis de...
Subject (Geographic):
Northwest Passage
Subject (Name):
Arteaga y Bazán, Ignacio., Bodega y Cuadra, Juan de la, 1743-1794., Pantoja y Arriaga, Juan., Favorita (frigate), and Princesa (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
Discovery and exploration, Voyages and travels, and History
